Malaclemys tuberculifera Gray, 1844 (nomen oblitum)
Malaclemmys littoralis rhizophorarum Fowler, 1906 (nomen protectum)
Malaclemmys terrapin rhizophorarum Carr, 1946
Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum Carr, 1952
Malaclemys terrapin rhizophararum Anderson, 1985 (ex errore)
Malaclemys terrapin tequesta
Malaclemys terrapin tequesta Schwartz, 1955
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. 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.[7]
The name "terrapin" is derived from the Algonquian word torope.[8] It applies to Malaclemys terrapin in both British English and American English. The name originally was used by early European settlers in North America to describe these brackish-water turtles that inhabited neither freshwater habitats nor the sea. It retains this primary meaning in American English.[8] In British English, however, other semi-aquatic turtle species, such as the red-eared slider, might also be called terrapins.[citation needed]
^Roosenburg, W.M.; Baker, P.J.; Burke, R.; Dorcas, M.E.; Wood, R.C. (2019). "Malaclemys terrapin". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T12695A507698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T12695A507698.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ abCite error: The named reference Rhodin1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abcdMalaclemys terrapin (SCHOEPFF, 1793) - The Reptile Database
^Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 190–192. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
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^Seigel, Richard A. (1980). "Nesting Habits of Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) on the Atlantic Coast of Florida". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 83 (4): 239–246. doi:10.2307/3628414. JSTOR 3628414.
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