Assertion: snapping turtle's carapace | /r/HasProperty | top shell
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text: We use the shape of the carapace (top shell) and the plastron (bottom shell) as one characteristic to distinguish species.
text: The carapace (shell covering the back) is shallowly domed with a strongly toothed posterior margin (see photo below).
text: The carapace (the shell covering the back of the turtle) is typically reddish brown in color, while the plastron (the shell covering the underside of the turtle) tends to be pale yellow.
text: carapace (top of the shell) that may reach
text: While common snapping turtles have smooth shells, alligator snapping turtles have raised spikes along their carapace (the top part of their shells)
text: Their carapace (top shell) is tan, olive or back in colour, has three lines that run longitudinally and a serrated edge at the rear.