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Alligator snapping turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Description:

This guy is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and also one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world

Habitat:

The alligator snapper keeps to primarily southern U.S. waters. They are found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Notes:

It located in batu secret zoo in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

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2 Comments

VianneyTedjamulia
VianneyTedjamulia 12 years ago

Thank you. :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wow!!

VianneyTedjamulia
Spotted by
VianneyTedjamulia

Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

Spotted on Dec 26, 2010
Submitted on Dec 8, 2011

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