Kingdom  Animalia
Phylum  Chordata
Class  Reptilia
Order  Testudines
Family  Chelydridae
Genus  Macroclemys
Species  Macroclemys temminckii

Alligator Snapping Turtle

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The alligator snapping turtle has historical range through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma and Missouri (Richards 2002).  It can still be found within is historical range; however population numbers are a fraction of what they were prior to the nineteen eighties (Richards 2002, Roman and Bowen 2001).