This is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world and is in fact the largest freshwaterturtle in North America. It is a larger relative of the common snapping turtle. It ranges primarily in southern U.S. waters. They wiggle their bright pink toungue to attract fish. They have powerful jaws that can crush through even bony scales. Diet: Molluscs, Fish, Amphibians, Water Birds Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Chelydridae Genus: Macrochelys Gray, 1856 Species: Macrochelys temminckii (Troost, 1835)
This is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world and is in fact the largest freshwaterturtle in North America. It is a larger relative of the common snapping turtle. It ranges primarily in southern U.S. waters. They wiggle their bright pink toungue to attract fish. They have powerful jaws that can crush through even bony scales. Diet: Molluscs, Fish, Amphibians, Water Birds Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Chelydridae Genus: Macrochelys Gray, 1856 Species: Macrochelys temminckii (Troost, 1835)
