genus
Macrochelys
Macrochelys is a genus in the family Chelydridae. This database currently files 4 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 4
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 25%
- Weight range
- 42.2 kg
Best-known members of Macrochelys
Ranked by popularity score.
Alligator snapping turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Suwannee snapping turtle
Macrochelys suwanniensis
How threatened is Macrochelys?
1 of 4 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 100% |
All species in Macrochelys
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator snapping turtle | Macrochelys temminckii | Chelydridae | Endangered | 42.2 kg | Not recorded |
| Suwannee snapping turtle | Macrochelys suwanniensis | Chelydridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Macrochelys maxhoseri | Chelydridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Macrochelys muscati | Chelydridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |