Terrapin
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| Diamondback Terrapin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Anapsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Subfamily: | Deirochelyinae |
| Genus: | Malaclemys Gray, 1844 |
| Species: | M. terrapin |
| Binomial name | |
| Malaclemys terrapin Schoepf, 1793 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Emys Concentrica |
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Terrapins are turtles that live in brackish water. They are named for the diamond pattern on their shells. They eat mollusks, crabs, and fish.
