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Malaclemys terrapin

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES EMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Malaclemys terrapin
Species Authority: (Schoepff, 1793)
Common Name/s:
English – Diamondback Terrapin, Terrapin
Synonym/s:
Emys centrata Latreille, 1801
Emys macrocephalus Gray, 1844 (junior homonym)
Emys pileata Wied, 1865
Malaclemmys littoralis Hay, 1904
Malaclemmys littoralis subspecies rhizophorarum Fowler, 1906
Malaclemmys macrospilota Hay, 1904
Malaclemys terrapin Schwartz, 1955 subspecies tequesta
Testudo concentrica Shaw, 1802
Testudo ocellata Link, 1807
Testudo terrapin Schoepff, 1793

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
United States
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

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 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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