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Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Common Snapping Turtle
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Testudines, Suborder Cryptodira, Family Chelydridae, Genus Chelydra, Species Chelydra serpentina


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Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
National Capital Parks-East	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	4/28/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 7:06:29 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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