Detailed Record for Chelydra serpentina
Common Name: Common snapping turtle
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Chelydridae / Genus Chelydra
C-value (pg): 2.81
Chromosome Number (2n): 52
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.
Other records available for this species:
Chelydra serpentina = 2.49 (pg)Chelydra serpentina = 2.51 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.70 (pg)
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