Specimen Information

Chelydra serpentina
Chelydra serpentina
(Snapping Turtle)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115910
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusChelydra
Speciesserpentina
Common NameSnapping Turtle
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityColorado River at Grand Junction
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameBig Salt Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000516
HUC12 NameMonument Canyon-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100051606
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12179
Author:Livo, L.J., G.A. Hammerson, and H.M. Smith
Date:1998
Title:Summary of Amphibians and Reptiles Introduced into Colorado.
Journal:Northwestern Naturalist
Volume:79
Issue:1
Pages:1-11
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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