A painted river terrapin hatchling was found swimming in an enclosure at the National Zoo. It’s the first successful breeding ...

Diamondback terrapins are turtles that inhabit Virginia brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore. As a species reliant on optimal nesting sites on land, climate change and sea level ...

The diamondback terrapin is the only North American turtle species that lives exclusively in brackish waters. Thousands of terrapins thrive in New Jersey's Hackensack River, a habitat they could ...

A small turtle species, called diamondback terrapin, like those inhabiting Mount Sinai Harbor, eat periwinkle snails, thus keeping our living green grass anchors alive to protect our valuable wetlands ...

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 ...