My answer: the diamondback terrapin ... concentric diamond-shaped markings often adorn the upper shell. Despite their charm, terrapins are on the decline in many tidal saltmarsh ecosystems ...

The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop its shell and best known as the beloved mascot of the University of Maryland, has lost enough of its population in the past ...

State regulators are set to hear from petitioners seeking to require terrapin excluder devices on crab cages next week. The ...

Tiny turtles get a second chance when Evelyn Kidd and her kids search for them in the storm drains of Ventnor, New Jersey.

Diamondback terrapins — the only turtles that live ... The turtles — each of which looks physically different and has unique shell patterns, shell hues and even iris colors — reside in ...

About a third of a mile in, the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Natural Resources Specialist with the Northern Diamondback Terrapin Nesting Program bends down and places her hands in the sand to ...

My answer: the diamondback terrapin ... concentric diamond-shaped markings often adorn the upper shell. Despite their charm, terrapins are on the decline in many tidal saltmarsh ecosystems ...