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SPECIES RECORD

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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