The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) was first described in
2014. The species is thought to occur in blackwater and spring-fed streams of sufficient size …

Freshwater megafauna populations, which are declining worldwide, are well known but
often overlooked and understudied compared with marine and terrestrial megafauna. One …

Historic commercial collecting of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
appears to have severely reduced populations throughout much of its range. In this study …

We trapped 4 large alluvial rivers (Ochlockonee, Apalachicola, Choctawhatchee, and
Escambia), 10 of their tributaries, and 22 other streams during 2014–2018 to determine the …

Historically, the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii Harlan) was heavily
collected in Georgia to provide meat to soup canneries. With the exception of previous …

Western alligator snapping turtles, Macrochelys temminckii, have experienced population
declines throughout most of their distribution. The present study is the first to systematically …

Macrochelys suwanniensis is a newly described species endemic to the Suwannee River
drainage in the southeastern United States. We conducted a study of M. suwanniensis in the …

Abstract The Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, historically occurred in the
Arkansas, Caney, Verdigris, Neosho, and Spring river drainages of northern Oklahoma and …

ABSTRACT A mark-recapture project on Macrochelys temminckii was conducted between
1997 and 2000 at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Muskogee and Sequoyah counties …

Kentucky falls within the northern periphery of the range of Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator
Snapping Turtle). To better understand the status and distribution of this species, we …