Snapping Turtles (Family Chelydridae)

Chelydridae is a family of turtles which has seven extinct and two extant
genera. The extant genera are Chelydra the snapping turtles, and its larger
relative Macrochelys, of which the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys
temminckii) is the only species. Both are endemic to the Western Hemi-
sphere.

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