Diamondback Terrapin

The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin is a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda. It belongs to the monotypic genus Malaclemys.

Scientific name: Malaclemys terrapin

Lifespan: about 25 to 40 years

Family: Emydidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Testudines

Phylum: Chordata