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Uma terrapin é uma das várias espécies pequenas de tartarugas (cágado) que vivem em água doce ou salobra. As terrapins não formam uma unidade taxonômica e podem não estar relacionadas. Muitas pertencem às famílias Geoemydidae e Emydidae .
- Cágado-diamante
O cágado-diamante (Malaclemys terrapin), é uma espécie de...
- Cágado-diamante
Terrapins 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 .
The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin) is a species of terrapin native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico coast, as well as in Bermuda. [6] . It belongs to the monotypic genus Malaclemys.
The African helmeted turtle ( Pelomedusa subrufa ), also known commonly as the marsh terrapin, the crocodile turtle, or in the pet trade as the African side-necked turtle, is a species of omnivorous side-necked terrapin in the family Pelomedusidae.
- P. subrufa
- Pelomedusa, Wagler, 1830
A terrapin is a turtle that lives in brackish water. They are named for the diamond pattern on their shells. They eat mollusks, crabs, and fish. Terrapins are sexually dimorphic. Females are much larger than males. Males range between 4 and 5 inches. Females average nearly 7 inches.
The 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...
