Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Chelydridae
- Genus
- Macrochelys
- Also known as
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Alligator Snapping Turtle research
156 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Patterns of temperature‐dependent sex determination in turtles
Journal of Experimental Zoology · 1994 · cited 359 times
- The Alligator Snapping Turtle. Biology and Conservation
Copeia · 1990 · cited 96 times
- Reproduction and Growth in the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys temmincki (Troost)
Copeia · 1971 · cited 82 times
- Population Structure and Cryptic Evolutionary Units in the Alligator Snapping Turtle
Conservation Biology · 1999 · cited 76 times
- The mock turtle syndrome: genetic identification of turtle meat purchased in the south-eastern United States of America
Animal Conservation · 2000 · cited 59 times
- MICROHABITAT USE, HOME RANGE, AND MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE, MACROCHELYS TEMMINCKII, IN OKLAHOMA
The Southwestern Naturalist · 2006 · cited 53 times
- Movements and Habitat Use of Subadult Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macroclemys temminckii) in Louisiana
The American Midland Naturalist · 1996 · cited 52 times
- Skeletal development of Macrochelys temminckii (Reptilia: Testudines: Chelydridae).
Journal of morphology · 2005 · cited 47 times
Alligator Snapping Turtle natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Adult basking behavior
Will Selman, Brandon Drescher, and Carl Qualls · 2009 · Herpetological Review 40(1): 79 · Read the note
Aerial basking
2009 · Herpetological Review 40(3): 336 · Read the note
Aerial basking and climbing ability
Will Selman · 2010 · Herpetological Review 41(4): 486 · Read the note
Caudal prehensility
Viviana Ricardez · 2020 · Herpetological Review 51(3): 578–579 · Read the note
Defensive behavior
Carl J. Franklin, Andrew M. Brinker, and Viviana Ricardez · 2018 · Herpetological Review 49(3): 528 · Read the note
Diet
Carl J. Franklin, Viviana Ricardez, and Sal Scibetta · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(4): 847–848 · Read the note
2005 · Herpetological Review 36(3): 312–313 · Read the note
Hook, monofilament line, and sinker
Stanley E. Trauth and John J. Kelly · 2017 · Herpetological Review 48(4): 836 · Read the note
Juvenile basking
Ruth M. Elsey · 2014 · Herpetological Review 45(4): 688–689 · Read the note
Kyphoscoliosis
Luke Pearson, Gabrielle Berry, and Grover Brown · 2019 · Herpetological Review 50(3): 559–560 · Read the note
Lenticular opacity
Viviana Ricardez · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(2): 393 · Read the note
Long distance movement
Arron Dugas, Brian P. Butterfield, and Andrew D. Walde · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(3): 633 · Read the note
Overland movement
Luke Pearson and Luke Milbourne · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(2): 393–394 · Read the note
Predation
Colt R. Sanspree and Brian Folt · 2016 · Herpetological Review 47(1): 124–125 · Read the note
Reproduction
Courtney J. Nippert, C. Brian Caldwell, and Stephen A. Dinkelacker · 2007 · Herpetological Review 38(2): 200–201 · Read the note
Response to flood event
Eric Munscher, Jordan Gray, Arron Tuggle, Brian P. Butterfield, Kelly Norrid, and Andrew D. Walde · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(2): 394–395 · Read the note
Terrestrial refugium
Stephen A. Dinkelacker · 2007 · Herpetological Review 38(3): 333–334 · Read the note
Unusual habitat and trap survivability
Robert A. Thomas · 2013 · Herpetological Review 44(3): 501 · Read the note
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