The Chesapeake Bay, which is located on the eastern shore of Maryland, is an ideal spot for them to flourish. The diamondback terrapin became Maryland's official state reptile in 1994. However ...

Range maps for diamondback terrapins – a type of vulnerable aquatic turtle species – highlight the entire United States East ...

Diamondback terrapins are the wild jewels of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and ...

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 ...

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 ...