Title:

Microhabitat, movement, and morphology of repatriated alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) from three sites in east Texas

Author(s):

Schalk, Christopher M.; Glasscock, Jessica L.; Adams, Connor S.

Publication Year:

2025

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Schalk, Christopher M.; Glasscock, Jessica L.; Adams, Connor S. 2025. Microhabitat, movement, and morphology of repatriated alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) from three sites in east Texas. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0074

Abstract:

This data publication contains morphological, spatial, and environmental data collected on confiscated alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) released at three sites within the Neches, Cypress, and Sabine river drainages in Texas. Morphological data on 23 (7-8 per site) alligator snapping turtles was recorded once before subsequent release. Telemetry data were collected approximately weekly from June 2021 to June 2022 via radiotelemetry. Microhabitat data were collected once during that same time period, via radiotelemetry. GPS coordinates and microhabitat data were collected at alligator snapping turtle localities and at random points.

Keywords:

biota; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Animal ecology; Wildlife (or Fauna); Reptiles; morphology; radiotelemetry; alligator snapping turtle; Macrochelys temminckii; microhabitat; Texas; Louisiana

Related publications:

• Adams, Connor S.; Glasscock, Jessica L.; Schalk, Christopher M. 2024. Understanding the survivability and habitat use of alligator snapping turtles in east Texas via telemetry studies. Final Report prepared for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. #21-7336BG. (Included in data publication download: \Supplements\Adams_etal_2024_Final_Report_12_Nov_2024.pdf).

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