| Classification System for Turtles.
Most authorities separate straight-necked turtles into seven distinct families
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| Snapping Turtles
Snapping, mud, and musk turtles are grouped together because
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| Alligator Snapper
Which probably derives its name from the fact that the three prominent
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| Alligator Snapper Waits in Ambush for Food
The alligator snapper waits in ambush for food rather than foraging for it
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| Common Snapping Turtle
The common snapping turtle is far more abundant and has a range much
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| Common Snapper is Omnivorous
Its diet is similar to that of the alligator snapper, though it probably eats
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| Female Snappers Lay Eggs at Least Once a Season
Like the alligator snapper, the common snapper's carapace is drab in color
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| Mud and Musk Turtles
The family Kinosternidae consists of small, aquatic turtles that live
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| Mud Turtle Pprefers to Live in Shallow
The mud turtle prefers to live in shallow, slow-moving, or still bodies of water
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| Nesting Females Show a Peculiarity
Nesting females show a peculiarity: They begin digging their nest with their
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| Another Species Mud Tturtle
Another species, the white-lipped mud turtle, has a wide, entirely tropical
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| MuskTurtles are Closely Related
Musk turtles are closely related and similar in appearance and habits
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| Soft-Shell Turtles
Unlike snappers and mud and musk turtles, soft-shell turtles are
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| Underside of Soft-Shells is Also Distinctive
The underside of soft-shells is also distinctive; in most, the plastron extends
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| Soft-Shell Tturtles Belong to the Genus Trionyx
Most species (sixteen) of soft-shell turtles belong to the genus Trionyx
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| Spiny Soft-Shell Turtle
The spiny soft-shell is a medium- to large-sized soft-shell turtle whose
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| Five Species of Soft-Shell Turtles are Found in Africa
Soft-shells in northern areas hibernate underwater from November to April
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| Six Species of Soft-Shells Live in or Near India
Six species of soft-shells live in or near India. One, the Indian flap-shelled
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| Semiaquatic Turtles
The Emydidae is the largest family of living turtles, comprising some thirty
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| Basking Turtles
Basking turtles include about fourteen species and thirty-three subspecies
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| Baby Red-Eared Sliders Were Once Raised
Baby red-eared sliders were once raised and sold by the millions in "turtle
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| Basking Turtles Have Oval
Basking turtles have oval, moderately domed carapaces, sometimes
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| Basking Turtles Hibernate or in Muskrat Burrows
In late fall, basking turtles hibernate, usually underwater or in muskrat burrows
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| Map Turtles
Map turtles (genus Graptemys) consist of ten species of medium-sized
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| Map Turtles are Shy and Wary of Danger
The largest Barbour's map turtle (Graptemys barbouri) on record
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| Terrapins Turtles
Closely related to map turtles., diamondback terrapins (genus Malaclemys)
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