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n. - A family of powerful fresh water turtles including the snapping turtle.

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  • Six reptile families of the order Testudines are represented in Canada: Chelydridae, Emydidae, Dermochelyidae, Cheloniidae, Trionychidae, and Kinosternidae.
  • Order Testudines Family Chelydridae (Snapping turtles) (Source: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario)
  • The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae.
  • Chelid taxonomic history is a bit confusing, however, once you get back beyond the 1920s: the name Chelydidae (not to be confused with Chelydridae, the snapping turtle...
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