Central American snapping turtle

Central American snapping turtle
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Chelydridae
Genus:	Chelydra
Species:	C. rossignonii
Binomial name
	Chelydra rossignonii; (Bocourt, 1868)
Synonyms
	Emysaurus rossignonii ; Bocourt, 1868; Chelydra serpentina var. mexicana ; Cope, 1870 ; (nomen nudum); Chelydra rossignonii ; — Cope, 1872; Chelydra rossignoni [sic]; — Günther, 1885 ; (ex errore); Chelydra serpentina rossignoni ; — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934; Chelydra serpentina rossignonii ; — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Chelydra rossignonii ; — Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 2006;

The Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii), also known commonly as the Mexican snapping turtle and the Yucatán snapping turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is endemic to Central America and Mexico.

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