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Macrochelys Gray, 1855 - Alligator Snapping Turtles


Missouri Macrochelys (Alligator Snapping Turtles)


Native Status

Macrochelys (Alligator Snapping Turtles) is native to Missouri.

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
Family:
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 - Snapping Turtles
Genus:
Macrochelys Gray, 1855 - Alligator Snapping Turtles

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms