| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | TESTUDINES | EMYDIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Malaclemys terrapin | |||
| Species Authority: | (Schoepff, 1793) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Emys centrata Latreille, 1801
Emys macrocephalus Gray, 1844 (jn homonym)
Emys pileata Wied, 1865
Malaclemmys littoralis Fowler, 1906
Malaclemmys littoralis Hay, 1904
Malaclemmys macrospilota Hay, 1904
Malaclemys terrapin Schwartz, 1955
Testudo concentrica Shaw, 1802
Testudo ocellata Link, 1807
Testudo terrapin Schoepff, 1793
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
| Countries: |
Native:
United States
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Semi-aquatic - brackish waters of coastal marshes, estuaries, tidal flats and lagoons. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Citation: | Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Malaclemys terrapin. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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