Missouri Macrochelys (Alligator Snapping Turtles)
- Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
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
- Macroclemmys