Snapping Turtles

Chelydridae

Summary 2

The Chelydridae are a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are Acherontemys, Chelydrops, Chelydropsis, Emarginachelys, Macrocephalochelys, Planiplastron, and Protochelydra.

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  1. (c) JanetandPhil, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/30979614@N07/3917947794
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelydridae

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