Central American snapping turtle

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Central American snapping turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Subclass:
Anapsida
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Cryptodira
Family:
Chelydridae
Genus:
Chelydra
Species:
C. rossignonii
Binomial name
Chelydra rossignonii[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Emysaurus rossignonii Bocourt, 1868
  • Chelydra serpentina var. mexicana Cope, 1870 (nomen nudum)
  • Chelydra rossignonii – Cope, 1872
  • Chelydra rossignoni
    – Günther, 1885 (ex errore)
  • Chelydra serpentina rossignoni
    – Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Chelydra serpentina rossignonii
    – Mertens & Wermuth, 1955

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The Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii)[1] is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae.[1] This species was previously considered a subspecies of Chelydra serpentina.[2]

Distribution

It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.[1]

Subspecies

No subspecies are recognized.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.91-000.92
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fritz 2007, pp. 171
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Bibliography
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Further reading

  • Bocourt, M.F. 1868. Description de quelques chéloniens nouveaux appartenant a la faune Mexicaine. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie, Paris, 5th Series. 10: 121-122. (Emysaurus rossignonii)


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