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Diamondback terrapin

Malaclemys terrapin

Photo by hdude07
Published on Project Noah
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25.7488, -80.213

Field Notes

Habitat:

Brackish water, mangrove tree areas, coastal

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
NeilDazet
Good looking turtle. The scientific name for this species is Malaclemys terrapin and a reference link to add: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondback_terrapin

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PublishedApril 3, 2013

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