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Chelydra serpentina
Common Snapping Turtle
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Snapping Turtle
Park Synonyms:		Chelydra serpentina serpentina

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Testudines, Suborder Cryptodira, Family Chelydridae, Genus Chelydra, Species Chelydra serpentina


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S5; VA: S5
Evidence:		39 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Badlands National Park
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Piscataway Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/24/2024

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 7:22:22 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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