The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is endemic to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest living freshwater turtles in the world. [4] It is the largest freshwater species of turtle in North America. [5]

The largest alligator snapping turtle ever recorded was captured in 2015 by a team of researchers from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The turtle weighed a whopping 249 pounds and was estimated to be more than 100 years old.

2021年11月9日 · The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is the largest freshwater turtle in the United States. This hulking, dinosaur-like turtle lurks along the bottom of waterways in the Midwest, Southeast, and some parts of the Southwest.

2016年10月27日 · The largest snapping turtles (family Chelydridae) are the alligator snapping turtles, genus Macrochelys, named after their large head, plated shell and extremely powerful bite. Native to freshwater in the southeastern USA, they weigh up to 80 kg on average but can weigh over 100 kg, with some exceptionally large but unverified weights on record ...

2025年1月7日 · The alligator snapping turtle is the largest species of freshwater turtle in North America and one of the largest turtles in the world. Although native populations are found exclusively in the United States , from Texas east to Georgia and Florida and from Illinois and Kansas south to the Gulf Coast , non-native populations are found in various ...

2019年9月9日 · The alligator snapping turtle is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world and the largest found in North America. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The species gets its name from its strongly ridged shell, which resembles the …

Alligator snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtles in the world. Their heavy heads, strong jaws, hooked beak and spiked shells give them a prehistoric appearance.

With its spiked shell, beaklike jaws, and thick, scaled tail, this species is often referred to as the "dinosaur of the turtle world." Found almost exclusively in the rivers, canals, and lakes of...

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest species of freshwater turtle. Males typically weigh between 155 and 175 pounds (70 and 80 kilograms). It is said that a 400-pound (180-kilogram) alligator snapping turtle was caught in Kansas in 1937, but there isn’t sufficient evidence to confirm the claim.

2024年10月10日 · The largest snapping turtle ever officially recorded was a 16 year old alligator snapping turtle that weighed in at a massive 249 pounds. This massive turtle was weighed at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in 1999 prior to being sent …