Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835 — Non-native; Introduced.

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Singapore records.

Macrochelys temminckii —T.H. Ng & K.K.P. Lim, 2010: 120 (Kranji Reservoir).—D.C.J. Yeo & C.S.W. Chia, 2010: 35.

Remarks. On 28 June 2008, a large specimen of M. temminckii was caught by a fisherman at Kranji Reservoir (Ng & Lim 2010), and during the 1990s, hatchlings were sold in pet shops across Singapore (Ng & Lim 2010). Macrochelys temminckii is native to central and southern United States (TTWG 2021).

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.