Fine Structure of the Corpus Luteum of the Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina

We report a new size record for a Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in Quebec, Canada. We captured an adult male in good general condition in the Rivière du Sud in the southern Montérégie region. Its straight midline carapace length was 43.2 cm (maximum carapace length 45.1 cm), and it weighed 19.8 kg. This record contributes to our understanding of the maximum size of this species at the northeastern part of its range. More intensive effort will be necessary to document the Snapping Turtle population structure in Quebec to allow for sound comparisons with other populations, as well as a better understanding of the effects of elevation, latitude, and local habitat on Snapping Turtle growth and size.

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Snapping Turtle—Tortue serpentine—turtle mi’ kjikj (snapping; Chelydra serpentina), added to the herpetofauna of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Canadian Field-Naturalist ◽

10.22621/cfn.v132i1.2020 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 (1) ◽

pp. 4-7

Author(s):

John Gilhen ◽

Terry Power

Keyword(s):

Nova Scotia ◽

Natural History ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Chelydra Serpentina ◽

Cape Breton Island ◽

Snapping Turtle ◽

The Public ◽

Cape Breton

Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is native to mainland Nova Scotia, but its status on Cape Breton Island has been uncertain. Although it was recorded from Cape Breton Island as early as 1953, until 1984, it was known from only three widely scattered locations. Since that time, additional reports received from the public by Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History suggest that the species is native to Cape Breton Island. Thus, we are adding Snapping Turtle to the native herpetofauna of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

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Conservation Genetics of the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Conservation Biology ◽

10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020397.x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 397-405 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Christopher A. Phillips ◽

Walter W. Dimmick ◽

John L. Carr

Keyword(s):

Conservation Genetics ◽

Chelydra Serpentina ◽

Snapping Turtle ◽

The Common

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Lymphoid tissue in the snapping turtle,Chelydra serpentina

Journal of Morphology ◽

10.1002/jmor.1051380408 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 138 (4) ◽

pp. 487-497 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

M. Borysenko ◽

E. L. Cooper

Keyword(s):

Lymphoid Tissue ◽

Chelydra Serpentina ◽

Snapping Turtle

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Status, distribution, and nesting ecology of Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Canadian Field-Naturalist ◽

10.22621/cfn.v132i1.2042 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 (1) ◽

pp. 8-17

Author(s):

Terry Power ◽

John Gilhen

Keyword(s):

Carapace Length ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Average Rate ◽

Carapace Width ◽

Chelydra Serpentina ◽

Eastern Canada ◽

Nesting Ecology ◽

Cape Breton Island ◽

Snapping Turtle ◽

Cape Breton

Based on current knowledge of the ecology and distribution of Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), both in eastern Canada and elsewhere, we conclude this species is native to Cape Breton Island. Seventy-two reports of Snapping Turtle from Cape Breton (1999–2017) indicate a range centred in the area south of Bras d’Or Lake. Date of oviposition ranged from 19 June to 10 July (median = 26 June) among 26 nests observed during 2012–2014. Clutch size for these nests was 23–65 eggs (mean = 46) and among 25 protected nests average rate of hatchling emergence was 21.5%. Time from oviposition to emergence of hatchlings (n = 256) was 75–120 days (mean = 87.2; SD = 9.0) among 20 nests. First emergence ranged from 9 September to 20 October (75–114 nest days; mean = 90) and last emergence ranged from 13 September to 28 October (86–120 nest days; mean = 100). Duration of emergence ranged from one day (i.e., synchronous emergence; five nests) to 37 days (mean = 11 days). The number of days on which hatchlings emerged at a nest ranged from one to nine days (mean = 4 days). Maximum carapace length was 25.0–31.8 mm (mean = 29.0 mm) and maximum carapace width was 23.5–30.0 mm (mean = 27.0 mm) for 256 hatchlings that emerged from 20 protected nests. Mass of hatchlings was 4.9–9.9 g (mean = 7.8 g).

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