70 cm
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by internal straight carapace length from anterior to posterior shell endpoints, ca; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Large Adult Alligator Snapping Turtle
A large adult alligator snapping turtle is shown in a strict side profile at a representative large-male size. The internal carapace-length anchor is 0.70 m; the head and long tail retain a natural resting pose.
Dimensions
- Height
- 40 cm
- Length
- 70 cm
- Weight
- 56.8 kg
Quick facts
- Carapace length
- 0.70 m
- Large field male mass
- up to 56.8 kg
- Record carapace length
- 0.80 m
- Diagnostic feature
- three longitudinal keels
Large Adult Alligator Snapping Turtle · Size infographic
Related objects
Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The straight carapace length controls uniform scale. Total nose-to-tail length is intentionally not used because the neck and tail are pose-dependent.