They usually hunt their prey, but not actively, they do this by sitting at the bottom of the lake with their mouth open, while waiting for their prey. Where it lives: The alligator snapping turtle can usually be found at the bottom of rivers, lakes, sloughs, swamps, and bayous.ĭiet: Omnivorous. The biggest known alligator snapping turtle reached 31.5 inches. How big it can get: Between 15 and 26 inches. How long it can live: Between 60 and 70 years.
Alligator Snapping Turtle also possesses one of the snapping turtles’ distinct features, a sharp beak.
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The skin is also covered with very spike-like structures. The entirety of the upper part of the shell is covered with pronounced, but not sharp, spikes. Reproduction: Map turtles usually nest multiple times a year from the start of the spring up until the end of the summer.Īlligator Snapping Turtle ( Macroclemys temminckii)ĭescription: The Alligator Snapping Turtle is usually black or dark brown, and it has a very spiky appearance. So they can be usually seen in rivers, slow-moving streams, lakes, and ponds.ĭiet: Map turtles are omnivorous, so they will eat meat, insects, fruit, vegetables, aquatic vegetation, and everything else that they can find. Where it lives: Map turtles can be found in waters that are stagnant or slow-moving, and that has a lot of vegetation. How big it can get: Males usually reach sizes between 3 and 5 inches, while females are considerably bigger, reaching sizes between 8 and 10 inches. How long it can live: Between 30 and 50 years. On their skin, they usually have a pattern formed of yellow lines. The lower part of the shell is usually colored yellow. As Alabama Map Turtles age, the pattern, as well as the knobbed line start to disappear. On the upper part of their shell, they have a pattern that resembles the one of a map, as well as a pronounced line formed of knobbed keels. I will give a more in depth explanation of this ranking works, at the end of the article, but until then I will add a picture that will let you know the basics.ĭescription: Alabama Map Turtle usually ranges in color from green to brown to black. Quick Note: In this list I am also going to tell you the conservation status of the species, meaning how close they are to extinction. Quick Note: Most turtle subspecies are very similar, so besides some few differences in color it’s possible that everything else about them to be the same. Now let’s take a closer look at the native turtles of Florida.
Florida Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina osceola.Florida Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys nelsoni.Florida Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri.Florida East Coast Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin tequesta.Florida Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia chrysea.Florida Box Turtle Terrapene carolina bauri.
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