If you are a fan of the University of Maryland, you’ve probably seen a fierce-looking, shell-backed figure hyping up the crowd. That’s Testudo, the official mascot of the Maryland Terrapins. Unlike ...

The diamondback terrapin turtle, a small turtle with speckled skin and a diamond patterned shell, is among the 10 species featured in the report that are especially threatened by legal and illegal ...

similar to a tortoise shell A 300-pound bronze terrapin sculpture was designed by Edwin C. Mayo, President of Gorham Manufacturing in Providence, Rhode Island, using a live diamondback as a guide.

A proposal to keep diamondback terrapins from drowning when trapped in Chesapeake Bay crab pots is sparking angry objections from watermen. More than 265 and counting are filing objections to a ...

Terrapins thrive in brackish water with a higher salt concentration than freshwater but lower than seawater. The diamondback terrapin became Maryland's official state reptile in 1994. However ...