North American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Family | Chelydridae |
| Genus | Chelydra |
| Species | Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida, Kentucky
Counties
- Florida
- Marion
- Kentucky
- Wayne
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2025.
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- New Jersey
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Nebraska
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maine
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Brunswick
- S3 Vulnerable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- Quebec
- S4 Apparently Secure
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726. details
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
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