Minnesota Seasons - common snapping turtle


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Chelydra serpentina serpentina

Status	Minnesota special concern species
Habitat	Lakes, ponds and marshes, streams and rivers
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Range			Sources: 7, 11, 14.

Sightings	Avon Hills Forest SNA North Unit Chamberlain Woods SNA Crow Wing State Park Dodge Nature Center Gneiss Outcrops SNA Helen Allison Savanna SNA Lake Bronson State Park			Maplewood State Park Myre-Big Island State Park William O’Brien State Park

Comments	This is the largest turtle species in Minnesota.

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Taxonomy	Order:	Testudines (turtles)
	Suborder:	Cryptodira (hidden-necked turtles)
	Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
	Family:	Chelydridae (snapping turtles)

Synonyms

Common Names	common snapping turtle