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The alligator snapping turtle is given its common name because of its immensely powerful jaws and distinct ridges on its shell that are similar in appearance to the rough, ridged skin of an alligator. It is also slightly less commonly known as "the loggerhead snapper" (not to be confused with the loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead musk turtle).
Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) Leatherback sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea ) VU IUCN (East Pacific Ocean subpopulation - i.e. Hawaiian Is.: CR IUCN , West Pacific Ocean subpopulation: CR IUCN , Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: EN IUCN )
Nine out of 27 loggerhead sea turtles were released after being in rehab at the Texas State Aquarium's Wildlife Rescue Center.
In addition to the central exhibit with Florida manatees, other Florida species are featured, including American alligators, American crocodiles, alligator gars, alligator snapping turtles, coastal plain cooters, loggerhead musk turtles, greater sirens, two-toed amphiumas and the invasive Burmese python.
A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after rehabbing at a Florida marine life center. Cayman ...
Snapping turtles can go for months without breathing in the cold winter months where they may be trapped under pond ice. They eat a large variety of foods, from fish, small animals, and birds, to ...
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
For example, the site’s Turtle Lagoon exhibit mimics the sea creature’s natural surroundings,and the Open Ocean exhibit holds 18,000 gallons of saltwater and plays host to more than 50 species ...