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Malaclemys terrapin Schoepff 1793

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Scientific name: Malaclemys terrapin
Author: Schoepff 1793
Rank: Species
Status: valid

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Common names:
Diamondback Terrapin (English)


Synonyms:
= Testudo terrapin Schoepff 1793


Subspecies / Varieties / Hybrids / Forms:
1) Malaclemys terrapin centrata Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille 1801
2) Malaclemys terrapin littoralis Hay 1905
3) Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota Hay 1905
4) Malaclemys terrapin pileata Wied-Neuwied 1865
5) Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum Fowler 1906
6) Malaclemys terrapin tequesta Schwartz 1955
7) Malaclemys terrapin terrapin Schoepff 1793

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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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1) Malaclemys littoralis Hay 1905 2) Malaclemys littoralis rhizophorarum Fowler 1906 3) Malaclemys macrospilota Hay 1905 4) Malaclemys pileata Wied-Neuwied 1865 5) Malaclemys terrapin centrata Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille 1801 6) Malaclemys terrapin littoralis Hay 1905 7) Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota Hay 1905 8) Malaclemys terrapin pileata Wied-Neuwied 1865 9) Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum Fowler 1906 10) Malaclemys terrapin Schoepff 1793 11) Malaclemys terrapin tequesta Schwartz 1955 12) Malaclemys terrapin terrapin Schoepff 1793 13) Malaclemys tuberculifera Gray 1844

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1) (no name) 2) Carolina Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) 3) Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) 4) Eastern Florida Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin tequesta) 5) Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum) 6) Mississippi Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) 7) Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) 8) Ornate Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) 9) Texas Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis)

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