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    Species Accepted

    Macrochelys suwanniensis Thomas, Granatosky, Bourque, Krysko, Moler, Gamble, Suarez, Leone & Roman, 2014

    Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Macrochelys
    IUCNVulnerable

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle English
      Suwannee snapping turtle English
      Suwannee-Geierschildkröte German
      سلحفاة سواني النهاشة Arabic
      スワニーワニガメ Japanese

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      20 results
      STEVENSON, DIRK J. et al. (2021). New County Records for Amphibians and Reptiles in Georgia, USA. Herpetological Review 52 (2): 350-359.
      TTWG [TURTLE TAXONOMY WORKING GROUP: RHODIN, A.G.J., IVERSON, J.B., FRITZ, U., GALLEGO-GARCÍA, N., GEORGES, A., SHAFFER, H.B., AND VAN DuK, P.P.]. (2025). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (10th Ed.). In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., van Dijk, P.P., Stanford, C.B., Goode, E.V., Buhlmann, K.A., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 10:1-575.
      Johnston, Gerald R.; Travis M. Thomas, Eric Suarez, Anthony Lau, and Joseph C. Mitchell. (2015). Population Structure and Body Size of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in Northern Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 14 (1): 73-81.
      ENGE, KEVIN M.; TRAVIS M. THOMAS & GERALD R. JOHNSTON. (2022). MACROCHELYS SUWANNIENSIS (Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle). KYPHOSIS. Herpetological Review 53 (1): 122–123.
      Thomas, Travis M.; Kevin M. Enge, Eric Suarez & Gerald R. Johnston. (2022). Population Status of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology Jun 2022 Vol. 21, No. 1: 2-10.
      ENGE, KEVIN M. & JACOB R. MURRAY. (2021). MACROCHELYS SUWANNIENSIS (Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle). REPRODUCTION. Herpetological Review 52 (2): 392–393.
      TTWG; Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B., and van Dijk, P.P. (2021). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., van Dijk, P.P., Stanford, C.B., Goode, E.V., Buhlmann, K.A., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 8:1–472. Doi:10.3854/Crm.8.Checklist.Atlas.V9.2021.
      Johnston, G. R., Mitchell, J. C., Suarez, E., & Thomas, T. M. (2017). Pseudemys suwanniensis (Suwannee Cooter) Long distance movement and homing. Herpetological Review 48 (3): 623-624.
      Thomas, Travis M.; Kevin M. Enge, Eric Suarez, Paul Schueller, Brittany Bankovich & Erin H. Leone. (2023). Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology Dec 2023 Vol. 22, No. 2: 146-155.
      Thomas, Travis. (2014). Snappers in the dark: An iconic turtle in an iconic river. Turtle Survival 2014: 20-21.

      Citation

      Macrochelys suwanniensis Thomas, Granatosky, Bourque, Krysko, Moler, Gamble, Suarez, Leone & Roman, 2014 in undefined