Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
The female lays 10-50 eggs in a nest pit that is placed a good distance from the water. As with other reptiles, it is the temperature in the nest that determines the sex. These turtles can live to be up to 100 years old.
Diett
Eats most things, from invertebrates to smaller mammals
Hvor lever de
Freshwater, often deeper parts of rivers and ponds with muddy bottoms
Størrelse
The carapace can grow up to 80 cm long
Up to 80 kg
Levealder
Up to 100 years
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable
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