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

Alligator Snapping Turtle

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Reproduction

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Historical Distribution

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Harrel, J.B., C.M. Allen and S.J. Herbert.  Movements and Habitat Use of            Subadult Alligator Snapping Turtles in Louisiana.  American Midland Naturalist  135:1 60-67  

Levine, D. 1994. The Alligator Snapping Turtle, Giant of the Southeastern States.  www.tortoise.org. 09/20/2002

 Pritchard, P.C.H.  The Alligator Snapping Turtle, Biology and Conservation.  Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI.  1989.  104pp.

 Rhen, T., and J.W. Lang.  Among Family Variation for Environmental Sex Determination in Reptiles.  Evolution 52:5 1514-1520 

Richards, J. 2000. Alligator Snapping Turtle. www.turtleman.org. 09/20/2002 

 Roman, J., and B.W. Bowen.  Stalking the Mock Turtle.  New Scientist 171 28-31

 Roman J. et al.  Population Structure and Cryptic Evolutionary Units in the Alligator Snapping Turtle.  Conservation Biology  13:1  131-142

 Snapping Turtle Club. 2002.  Alligator Snapping Turtle Basic Information. www.chelydra.org. 09/20/2002

 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  2002. www.tpwd.state.tx.us.  09/20/2002