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Taxonomic Details for Malaclemys terrapin
| Systematic Resumé: |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Testudinoidea |
| Family | Emydidae |
| Subfamily | Deirochelyinae |
| Genus | Malaclemys |
| Species | Malaclemys terrapin |
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| Common Name: |
Diamond-backed Terrapin, Diamondback Terrapin |
| Authority: |
(Schoepff, 1793) |
| Comments: |
Seen near UGAMI dock in Barn Creek |
| ITIS TSN: |
173780 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) |
| GCE Contact: |
Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
Diamondback Terrapin seen near the UGAMI dock in Barn Creek. Photo by John Williams.
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