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 ...

Maryland went a different route—choosing a diamondback terrapin. Well, it’s a small one but a tough turtle native to the Chesapeake Bay region. The name “Testudo” came from the Latin word ...

But to satiate the country’s appetite for sea turtles, Americans turned to one of the animal’s other relatives: terrapin. These smaller turtles commonly live in brackish waters, and the most ...