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Macroclemys

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n.1.A genus of alligator snapping turtles.
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Noun1.Macroclemys - includes the alligator snapping turtleMacroclemys - includes the alligator snapping turtle
genus Macroclemys
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
Chelydridae, family Chelydridae - snapping turtles
alligator snapper, alligator snapping turtle, Macroclemys temmincki - large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
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Drew wasn't so far off the mark - the British Chelonia Society identified the beast as Macroclemys temminckii, an alligator snapping turtle native to the Mississippi river.
A shell of a catch, Drew; NATURE by The Mirror (London, England)
5% consisted of Deirochelys reticularia ( Chicken turtles), Apalone spinifera (Spiny softshell turtles), Chelydra serpentina (Common snapping turtles), and Macroclemys temminckii (Alligator snapping turtles).
BIODIVERSITY OF THE FRESHWATER TURTLE COMMUNITY TN THE WEEKS BAY ... by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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