Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae
Full reference: T. M. Thomas, M. C. Granatosky, J. R. Bourque, K. L. Krysko, P. E. Moler, T. Gamble, E. Suarez, E. Leone, K. M. Enge and J. Roman. 2014. Taxonomic assessment of alligator snapping turtles (Chelydridae: Macrochelys), with the description of two new species from the southeastern United States. Zootaxa 3786(2):141-165
Belongs to Macrochelys according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Thomas et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Macrochelys auffenbergi, Macrochelys schmidti, Macrochelys stricta, Macrochelys temminckii
Type specimen: UF 166146, a skeleton
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Macrochelys suwanniensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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