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Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Common Snapping Turtle
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Chelydra 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:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	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
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:	8/23/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 10:34:28 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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