Diamondback Terrapin vs. Common Snapping Turtle

A Diamondback Terrapin has deep, concentric growth rings in every plate, grey skin speckled with black and a pale upper jaw. A Common Snapping Turtle has a plain shell with three low ridges, a huge plain head, a long saw-toothed tail and a small, cross-shaped underside.

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