...Okay. Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii...can be immediately distinguished from the common snapping turtle by the three distinct rows of spikes and raised plates on the carapace.
Maybe I got throat spines and shell spikes mixed up.
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Snapping turtles?
No, they aren't. Aren't you the one who should be knowledgeable on this subject?
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...Okay. Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii...can be immediately distinguished from the common snapping turtle by the three distinct rows of spikes and raised plates on the carapace.
Maybe I got throat spines and shell spikes mixed up.