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Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator snapping turtle)

Synonyms: Chelonura temminckii; Gypochelys lacertina; Macrochelys apalachicolae; Macroclemys temminckii; Testudo planitia

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Macrochelys temminckii

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  72.367 lbs (32.825 kg)
Female Weight [1]  51.809 lbs (23.50 kg)
Male Weight [1]  92.925 lbs (42.15 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  79.4 %
Egg Length [1]  1.535 inches (39 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.496 inches (38 mm)
Gestation [1]  84 days
Litter Size [2]  26
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  70 years
Female Maturity [1]  11 years
Male Maturity [1]  11 years

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01, Species360 (2018)
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