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Chelydra

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n.1.a genus of snapping turtles.
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Noun1.Chelydra - snapping turtlesChelydra - snapping turtles                    
genus Chelydra
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
Chelydridae, family Chelydridae - snapping turtles
Chelydra serpentina, common snapping turtle, snapper - large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
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Octylphenol (OP) alters the expression of members of the amyleid protein family in the hypothalamus of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina serpentina.
Assessment of estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemical actions in the ... by Demeneix, Barbara / Environmental Health Perspectives
No other turtle species were caught or observed in Dargans' Pond although Kinosternon subrubrum, Chelydra serpentina, and Pseudemys concinna have been seen in the vicinity.
The ecology of freshwater turtles in Dargans' Pond, South Carolina by Cloninger, Patrick; King, Peter; Frederick, James / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
The remaining 5% consisted of Deirochelys r eticularia (Chicken turtles), Apalone spinifera (Spiny softshell turtles), Chelydra serpentina (Common snapping turtles), and Macroclemmys temminickii (Alligator snapping turtles).
BIODIVERSITY OF THE FRESHWATER TURTLE COMMUNITY IN THE WEEKS BAY ... by van Amerongen, Krista K.; Nelson, David H. / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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