Animalia > Chordata > Testudines > Chelydridae > Macrochelys

Macrochelys (alligator snapping turtle)

Synonyms: Gypochelys; Macroclemmys; Macroclemys

Wikipedia Abstract

Macrochelys is a genus in the family Chelydridae. The genus was considered monospecific until a 2014 study by Travis Thomas divided it into three separate species.
View Wikipedia Record: Macrochelys

Species

Chelydrops stricta
Macrochelys maxhoseri
Macrochelys muscati
Macrochelys suwanniensis (Alligator Snapping Turtle) (Attributes)
Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator snapping turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Macroclemys auffenbergi
Macroclemys schmidti

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0