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Taxon: Species Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - North American snapping turtle (reptile)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 199.
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Subsequent generic combination: 
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Types

Type of: Chelydra (Genus) Schweigger, 1812 Ref: P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Variants

Former rank: Chelydra serpentina serpentina (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 340.

Combinations

Basionym: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: Species 2000, 2003

Synonyms

Junior subjective synonym: Chelydra osceola Stejneger, 1918 Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 340.
Junior subjective synonym: Chelydra serpentina osceola Stejneger, 1918 Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 340.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: bijtschildpad Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: North American snapping turtle Ref: P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014: 340.
: common snapping turtle Ref: P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014: 340.
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