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The Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama. Image credit: Garry Tucker, USFWS / CC BY 2.0.

Alligator Snapping Turtle is Actually Three Species, Study Finds

Apr 25, 2014 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii), long thought to be a single species, is actually three species, according to a new study published...