Alligator snapping turtle

A small baby turtle with a spiky shell is held in a hand. It fits easily on a couple of fingers.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii).

Facility

Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery

Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery

Species

Macrochelys temminckii

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