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Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle


Collection Summary

Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) has a total of 32 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 19 counties and 27 localities. There are a total of 24 collectors and 19 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 19 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1891 and its most recent collection year is 2020. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are April 1 and October 13, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Bollinger 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Butler 2 2 2 2 2 1961 1961
Cape Girardeau 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
Dunklin 1 1 1 1 1 2019 2019
Greene 1 1 3 1 1 2008 2008
Howell 1 1 1 1 1 2017 2017
Lewis 1 1 1 1 1
Madison 1 1 1 1 1 2014 2014
Mississippi 1 1 1 1 1 1978 1978
Oregon 1 1 2 1 1 2004 2004
Ozark 1 1 1 1 1 2003 2003
Pemiscot 2 3 2 2 2 1891 1891
Ripley 2 2 4 2 2 2004 2004
Saint Francois 1 2 1 1 1
Scott 1 1 3 1 1 2020 2020
Shannon 2 3 2 2 2 1953 2004
Stoddard 2 4 2 2 2 1979 1979
Taney 3 3 3 2 2 2020 2020
Wayne 2 2 2 2 2 1953 1953