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La tartaruga dal dorso di diamante (Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793), anche nota come tartaruga guscio di diamante o terrapin, è una specie di tartaruga acquatica originaria delle paludi salmastre costiere del nordest e del sud degli Stati Uniti d'America e delle Bermuda.
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 red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin ( Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider ( Trachemys scripta ), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States, is also popular as a pet across the rest of the world, and is the most invasive turtle. [2] .
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.
Il Terrapin è un veicolo trasporto britannico anfibio della seconda guerra mondiale, equivalente al DUKW americano, anche se non fu prodotto in grandi quantità. Grazie alle sue doti anfibie, era assai interessante per le esigenze di mobilità durante gli sbarchi.
