Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
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- M. temminckii Habitat – Liberty Co, TX – Photo by John Williams
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- M. temminckii – Liberty Co, TX – Photo by John Williams
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Macrochelys temminckii occurs in eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Macrochelys temminckii is protected in the State of Texas as a Threatened Species.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan 1835)
Genus: Macrochelys, Greek – macro = large + chelys = turtle
Species: temminckii , honors Coenraad J. Temminick
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962