ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii): The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae, native to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest freshwater turtles in the world. It is often associated with, but not closely related to, the common snapping turtle, which is in the genus Chelydra. The specific epithet temminckii is in honor of Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. (Source: Wikipedia, ”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Jonathan Crowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND))

The Bavarian village of Irsee is ramping up efforts to find alligator snapping turtle “Lotti” – DER SPIEGEL – International: No one knows where it is, or even whether it exists at all. The Bavarian village of Irsee is ramping up efforts to find an alligator snapping turtle that is believed to have severed a young boy’s Achilles tendon at a local lake last week.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is native to freshwater habitats in the united states . the species is often associated with, but not closely related to, the common snap “the loggerhead snapper” is slightly less commonly known . it is found from the Florida panhandle west to east Texas . there are non-native established invasive populations of alligator snapping turtles in a 183 kg alligator snapping turtle was found in Kansas in 1937, but the largest verifiable one is debatable . one weighed at the shedd aquarium in Chicago was a 16-year another turtle weighing 107 kg (236 lb) was housed at the Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago . another large turtle reportedly weighed 135 kg (298 lbs) adults alligator snapping turtles 88 adult alligator snapping turtles averaged 21.05 kg (46.4 lb) per most population studies . Usually very old males comprise the specimens that weigh in excess of 45 kg (99 l the inside of the turtle’s mouth is camouflaged . the turtle hunts by lying motionless in the water with its mouth wide open . a vermiform appendage on the tip of its tongue alligator snapping turtles have been recorded at 158 18 kgf (1,550 180 N; 348 40 lbf) this is lower than several other species of turtles and at about fishers have glorified the species’ ability to catch fish and to deplete fish populations . they rely on both live food caught by themselves and dead organisms which they scavenge . their natural diets consist alligator snapping turtles seem most often hunt at night . by day, they may try to attract fish and other prey by sitting quietly at murky water . adults must eat a greater quantity per day and must female builds a nest and lays a clutch of 10–50 eggs about two months later . nests are typically excavated at least 50 yards from the water’s edge to prevent them from being flooded and drowne alligator snapping turtles are believed to be capable of living to 200 years of age . in captivity, they typically live between 20 and 70 years . extreme temperatures are known to affect the turtle’s appetite . alligator snapping turtles are typically not prone to biting . however, if provoked they can deliver a powerful bite which can easily amputate fingers or cause other significant injuries . some states where alli countries have strong laws against keeping alligator snapping turtles without permission . they are member states of the EU, which has laws against invasive species . one turtle caused injury to child, but was not caught . the alligator snapping turtle is now endangered in several states . they are protected by state law in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri . one was found in the Prineville Reservoir in Oregon . Crunch, the alligator snapping turtle Dohnal, Martin (August 12, 2013). “Kajmanka sup zatoila v Bavorsku na d ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Macroclemys temmincki, pp. 436–437 + Plates 325, 326, 327). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. ISBN 0307136663. (Macroclemys temmincki, pp. 38–39). Troost G (1835). In: Harlan R (1835) Medical and Physical Researches: or Original Memoirs in Medicine, Surgery, Physiology, Geology, Zoology, and Comparative Anatomy. xxxix + 653 pp. (Chelonura temminckii, new species, p. 158). Zim HS, Smith HM (1956). Reptiles and Amphi Simon and Schuster. 160 pp. (Macroclemys temmincki, p. 25, 155).