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    The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is a species of terrapin native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the East Coast...
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    name "terrapin" is derived from torope, a word in an Algonquian language that referred to the species Malaclemys terrapin (the Diamondback terrapin). It...
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  • atrox Diamondback moth, a European moth that has spread to North America Diamondback terrapin, a turtle, the state reptile of Maryland Diamondback water...
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    Testudo (mascot) (category Maryland Terrapins)
    Testudo, a diamondback terrapin, is the mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park and represents the university both at sporting events and as...
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    Maryland's state flag, and the Terrapins nickname — often abbreviated as "Terps" — was adopted in 1933 after the diamondback terrapin, a turtle species native...
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    The Triangle and renamed in 1921 in honor of a local reptile, the Diamondback terrapin, which became the school mascot in 1933. The newspaper is published...
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    newspaper, The Diamondback, wanted a better nickname. Byrd thought "Terrapins" was a good choice because of the diamondback terrapins native to the Chesapeake...
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    Maryland notes its historical associations with the diamondback terrapin: "Chesapeake colonists ate terrapin prepared Native-American fashion, roasted whole...
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  • park. The new club chose to call itself the Baltimore Terrapins, after the diamondback terrapin, the state reptile of Maryland. That nickname would later...
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    activities include diamondback terrapin egg laying and horseshoe crab mating and egg laying. The primary diet of the diamondback terrapins include fish, snails...
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    discovered through genetic DNA studies that a species of turtle, the diamondback terrapin, previously thought to have been introduced to the archipelago, actually...
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    turtles, diamondback terrapin turtles are only allowed to be hunted during specific months of the year. The hunting season for diamondback terrapin turtles...
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  • newspaper was renamed again in 1921 to The Diamondback, in honor of a local reptile, the Diamondback terrapin (the terrapin became the official school mascot in...
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    Bulletin. 95 (4): 694–95. "Predation on Northern Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) by Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) along...
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    pots. Of important concern is the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. The blue crab and diamondback terrapin have overlapping ranges along the...
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    mascot. Maryland's reptile and amphibian population includes the diamondback terrapin turtle, which was adopted as the mascot of University of Maryland...
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    as the saltwater crocodile, American crocodile, proboscis monkey, diamondback terrapin, and the crab-eating frog, Fejervarya cancrivora (formerly Rana cancrivora)...
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    including the diamondback terrapin in salt marshes and brackish waters (and deposits and hatches its eggs on nearby sandy beaches). Terrapin meat became...
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  • tortoise Centralian rough knob-tailed gecko Corn snake Diamondback terrapin Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Eastern indigo snake Eastern Pilbara spiny-tailed...
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    Black drum Caribbean ocean surgeonfish Common snook Cownose ray Diamondback terrapin Flag-fin mojarra Florida pompano Giant Atlantic murex Giant hermit...
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  • subrufa) West African mud turtle (Pelusios castaneus) Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Western swamp turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina) This disambiguation...
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    April 9, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2011. "Maryland State Reptile - Diamondback Terrapin". Maryland at a Glance. Maryland State Archives. Archived from the...
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    amount of salt in their bodies, sea turtles and the brackish-living diamondback terrapin secrete excess salt in a thick sticky substance from their tear glands...
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  • snail-eating turtle, a turtle with the synonym Emys macrocephala Diamondback terrapin, a turtle with the synonym Emys macrocephala This disambiguation...
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  • Gammaridae Irrawaddy dolphin Asian shore crab Shore crab Crab-eating frog Diamondback terrapin Fish migration Osmoregulation Stenohaline Osmoconformer Thorson,...
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    which is made from the fish red snapper). In the Chesapeake Bay, the diamondback terrapin was long the species exploited in turtle soup manufacture. Canneries...
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    "Turtles and tires: the impact of roadkills on northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin, populations on the Cape May Peninsula, southern New...
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    Sheltopusik Pygmy spiny tailed skink Green basilisk Asian box turtle Diamondback terrapin Eastern box turtle Red-eared slider Green iguana Hellbender Alligator...
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    A. (2012). Decreased nest mortality for the Carolina diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) following removal of raccoons (Procyon lotor)...
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    and terrapin may refer to turtles that are small and live in fresh and brackish water, in particular the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). In...
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