What the sources say
Alligator Snapping TurtleMacrochelys temminckii
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Carr et al. 2025
Carr et al. (2025). Macrochelys temminckii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T232775771A507158.
- The page saysEndangered
- The source says
IUCN Red List category: Endangered (EN).
Note: backs stats.conservationStatus. Read at iucnredlist.org in Chrome on 2026-09-16: 'Endangered A2bcd+4bcd', ver 3.1, date assessed 02 August 2023, year published 2025; the abstract names the Western Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys temminckii. Replaces Vulnerable (the 1996 assessment).
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