![]() (Image credit: E64, distributed by Wikimedia under a Creative Commons license.) ShellĪ turtle's shell is a modified ribcage and part of its vertebral column, according to the Animal Diversity Web (ADW) at the University of Michigan. (140 kg).Ī Chinese three-keeled pond turtle. It measures up to 3.6 feet (1 m) across, and weigh up to 309 lbs. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the largest softshell turtle. It can grow to 2.5 feet (80 cm) long and weigh as much as 200 lbs. The largest freshwater turtle in North America is the alligator snapping turtle. (260 kg), according to the San Diego Zoo. The Galápagos tortoise grows up to 6 feet (183 cm) long and 573 lbs. (272 to 680 kilograms) and is about 4.5 to 5.25 feet (139 to 160 centimeters) long, according to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). The largest sea turtle species is the leatherback turtle. With so many different types of turtle, there is no average size.
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