What is the scientific name for an alligator snapping turtle?
The Alligator Snapping Turtle's scientific name is Macrochelys temminckii.
Alligator snapping turtles are the world’s largest freshwater turtle species. Shells can exceed 30 inches in length, and males can weigh up to 200 pounds. Alligator snapping turtles are “sit-and-wait” predators, lurking at the water’s bottom and waiting for unsuspecting prey.
Fish and other smaller creatures approaching closely enough to investigate the “worm” in the snapping turtle’s mouth are immediately crushed by the powerful jaws and swallowed. Alligator snapping turtles feed on aquatic animals, including fish, mussels and smaller reptiles. Females typically lay around 10 to 45 eggs once a year in spring.
The incubation temperature of the egg determines the sex of the hatchlings.
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