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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
Terrapin. For other uses, see Terrapin (disambiguation). Diamondback terrapin. 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.
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 northern river terrapin (Batagur baska) is a species of riverine turtle native to Southeast Asia. It has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and considered extinct in much of its former range; as of 2018, the population in the wild was estimated at 100 mature individuals.
- B. baska
- Batagur
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...
