Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Snapping Turtle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle)
FamilyCHELYDRIDAE (snapping turtles)
OrderTESTUDINES (turtles, terrapins and tortoises)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Winchester, D., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Red-eared Terrapin

Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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