Alligator snapping turtle

Summary

Alligator snapping turtle is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,793 views/month, #537 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alligator snapping turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Alligator snapping turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Alligator snapping turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• Alligator snapping turtle belongs to the parent taxon Macrochelys^[6].
• Alligator snapping turtle is endemic to United States^[7].
• Alligator snapping turtle's scientific name is Macrochelys temminckii^[8].
• Alligator snapping turtle's Commons category is recorded as Macrochelys temminckii^[9].
• Alligator snapping turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macrochelys temminckii^[10].
• Alligator snapping turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Macrochelys temminckii^[11].
• Alligator snapping turtle's short name is recorded as M. temminckii^[12].
• Alligator snapping turtle is commonly known as Alligator snapping turtle^[13].
• Alligator snapping turtle is commonly known as Alligator Snapping Turtle^[14].
• Alligator snapping turtle is commonly known as tartuga caimán^[15].
• Alligator snapping turtle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[16].
• Alligator snapping turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix III of CITES^[17].
• Alligator snapping turtle's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal^[18].
• Alligator snapping turtle's homonymous taxon is recorded as Macrochelys temminckii^[19].

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Classification

Alligator snapping turtle's scientific name is Macrochelys temminckii^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Macrochelys^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it^[13] and tartuga caimán^[15].

Distribution

Alligator snapping turtle is endemic to United States^[7].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 39694^[20] and 521318^[21]. Alligator snapping turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 571338^[22]. Alligator snapping turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 791511^[23]. Alligator snapping turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220318^[24]. Alligator snapping turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 668671^[25].

Why It Matters

Alligator snapping turtle ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,793 views/month, #537 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]