The Snapping Turtle egg, 28 mm long.
About this collection. 4 turtle eggs so far; we are adding more. Sizes come from published measurements wherever we found them; shapes and colours are our best estimates (how accurate these eggs are).
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
- 28 × 27 mm
- Clutch: 20–40 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States
White, tough and nearly round, like a ping-pong ball.
Sources of information
- Size
- Hammerson 1999 (NatureServe), via Encyclopedia of Puget Sound: Chelydra serpentina.
Agrees with: Turtles of the World (Naturalis): Chelydra serpentina; Virginia Herpetological Society: Snapping Turtle. - Description
- Turtles of the World (Naturalis): Chelydra serpentina.
Agrees with: Hammerson 1999 (NatureServe), via Encyclopedia of Puget Sound: Chelydra serpentina. - Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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