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Bookmark or Share- Diamondback terrapin, facts and photos - National GeographicThe diamondback terrapin is an iconic turtle of the coastal salt marshes of the northeastern United States. Found throughout estuaries, shallow bays, and tidal creeks, these reptiles prefer...
- Terrapin - WikipediaTerrapins are a group of several species of small turtle (order Testudines) living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and may not be closely related. Many belong to the families Geoemydidae and Emydidae.
- Diamondback Terrapin - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia25 years. Weight. 300-500. g oz. Length. 13-19. cm inch. The Diamondback terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin) is a species of turtle native to the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda. It has one of the largest ranges of all turtles in North America, stretching as far south as the Florida Keys and as far north as Cape Cod.
- Terrapin | Freshwater, Marsh, Aquatic | BritannicaTerrapin, (Malaclemys terrapin), a term formerly used to refer to any aquatic turtle but now restricted largely, though not exclusively, to the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) of the turtle family Emydidae. Until the last third of the 20th century, the word terrapin was used commonly in.
- What Are Terrapins? (Yes they're turtles) - All TurtlesTerrapins are actually turtles, and while they do not belong to a distinct species, all terrapins are turtles. In fact, some use the term terrapin to simply refer to freshwater turtles. Terrapins are endemic to brackish and freshwater habitats and are generally small to average in size.
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