Summary information for TURTLE, ALLIGATOR SNAPPING
Common Name
TURTLE, ALLIGATOR SNAPPING
Scientific Name
MACROCHELYS TEMMINCKII
Status
NONGAME, STATE RANK S2, GLOBAL RANK G3G4
Primary Habitat
"Aquatic matrix"
Preferred Habitat
"Occur in swamps, marshes, sloughs, streams, ponds, lakes and reservoirs with mud or silt bottom, slow current, moderate aquatic vegetation and deep water."
Distribution
"Widespread drainage and channelization in southeastern Missouri has eliminated much of the state's former habitat *03*."
County List
BOLLINGER, BUTLER, DOUGLAS, DUNKLIN, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PEMISCOT, RIPLEY, ST. FRANCOIS, STODDARD, TANEY, WAYNE, OZARK, CAPE GIRARDEAU, HOWELL, SCOTT
