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Apalachicola snapping turtle
Species of turtle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Apalachicola snapping turtle (Macrochelys apalachicolae) is a proposed species that lives in the Apalachicola River, United States.[2][3] The proposed species can as well be found within other panhandle rivers within the states of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
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Taxonomy
It has traditionally been included as part of the widespread species M. temminckii, but an analysis in 2014 recommended treating it as distinct.[1][4] A study published the following year considered this change unwarranted, and recommended that M. apalachicolae should be considered a junior synonym of M. temminckii,[5] and this is followed by the Reptile Database,[6] IUCN's Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group,[7] and the Committee On Standard English And Scientific Names (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles).[8]
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Conservation
The Apalachicola snapping turtles[9] and other species of snapping turtle have been described as endangered due to human activity, which is causing the destruction to their natural habitats.[10]
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