.::::: Turtles of the World - Emydidae - Malaclemys :::::.
Last update: 20 May, 2004

A monotypic genus of turtles living along the eastern coast of North America.
Malaclemys Gray, 1844
Malacoclemmys Lapsus
Malacoclemys Lapsus
Malaclemys terrapin Schoepff, 1793
  • terrapin Schoepff, 1793
    Testudo concentrica Shaw, 1802
    Testudo terrapin Schoepff, 1793
  • centrata (Latreille, 1801)
     
  • littoralis Hay, 1904
     
  • macrospilota Hay, 1904
     
  • pileata (Wied, 1865)
     
  • rhizophorarum Fowler, 1906
    Malaclemys tuberculifera Gray, 1844
  • tequesta Schwartz, 1955
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    Distribution: USA.
    Literature
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    Auger, P.J. 1989. Sex Ratio and Nesting Behavior in a Population of Malaclemys terrapin Displaying Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination. Unpubl. Ph.D. diss., Tufts Univ., Boston, MA.
    Auger, P.J. & P. Giovannone. 1979. On the fringe of existence: Diamondback Terrapins at Sandy Neck. Cape Naturalist, 8: 44-58.
    Behler, J.L. & F.W. King. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 743 pp.
    Burger, J. 1976. Temperature relationships in the nests of the northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Herpetologica, 32: 412-418.
    Burger, J. 1976. Behavior of hatchling Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in the field. Copeia, 1976: 742-748.
    Burger, J. 1977. Determinants of hatchling success in Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Amer. Midl. Nat., 97: 444-464.
    Burger, J. & W.A. Montevecchi. 1975. Nest site selection in the terrapin Malaclemys terrapin. Copeia, 1975: 113-119.
    Burke, R.L. & J. Feinberg. 2000. Terrapin Research at Gateway National Recreational Area. Turtle Tortoise Newsl., 2: 8.
    Cook, R. 1989. A natural history of the Diamondback Terrapin. Underwater Nat., 18: 25-31.
    Ernst, C.H. & R.W. Barbour. 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., and London, 314 pp.
    Ernst, C.H. & R.B. Bury. 1982. Malaclemys, M. terrapin. Cat. Amer. Amphib. Rept., 299: 1-4.
    Ernst, C.H., J.E. Lovich & R.W. Barbour. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington, 578 pp.
    Feinberg, J.A. & R.L. Burke. 2003. Nesting Ecology and Predation of Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, at Gateway National Recreation Area, New York. J. Herpetol., 37(3): 517-526.
    Frick, M.G. 1997. Lepidochelys kempi, Caretta caretta and Malaclemys terrapin centrata. Diet and Predation. Herpetol. Rev., 28(3): 149.
    Giambanco, M.R. 2003. Comparison of Viability Rates, Hatchling Survivorship, and Sex Ratios of Laboratory- and Field-Incubated Nests of the Estuarine, Emydid Turtle Malaclemys terrapin. Unpubl. ms. thesis, Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY.
    Gibbons, J.W., J.E. Lovich, A.D. Tucker, N.N. FitzSimmons & J.L. Greene. 2001. Demographic and Ecological Factors Affecting Conservation and Management of the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in South Carolina. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 4(1): 66-74.
    Golder, W., D. Lee & M. Whilden. 2000. Terrapin Conservation Efforts. Turtle Tortoise Newsl., 2: 7.
    Hoyle, M.E. & J.W. Gibbons. 2000. Use of a Marked Population of Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) to Determine Impacts of Recreational Crab Pots. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 3(4): 735-737.
    Iverson, J.B. 1992. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. Richmond, IN: Privately printed, 363 pp.
    Lamb, T. & M.F. Osentoski. 1997. On the Paraphyly of Malaclemys: A Molecular Genetic Assessment. J. Herpetol., 31(2): 258-265.
    Lazell, J.D., Jr. & P.J. Auger. 1981. Predation on Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) eggs by dunegrass (Ammophila breviligulata). Copeia, 1981: 723-724.
    Lewis, D. 2000. A Too Brief and Woefully Incomplete Terrapin Primer. Turtle Tortoise Newsl., 2: 2-3.
    Lewis, D. 2000. Mysterious Terrapin Die-Off on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Turtle Tortoise Newsl., 2: 4-6.
    Montevecchi, W.A. & J. Burger. 1975. Aspects of the reproductive biology of the Northern Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. Amer. Midl. Nat., 94: 166-178.
    Platt, J.L. 1978. Geographic Distribution. Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. Herpetol. Rev., 9(3): 107.
    Ricklefs, R.E. & J. Burger. 1977. Composition of the eggs of the Diamondback Terrapin. Amer. Midl. Nat., 97: 232-235.
    Roosenburg, W.M. 1991. The Diamondback Terrapin: population dynamics, habitat requirements, and opportunities for conservation. Pp. 237-244. In: Mihursky, J.A. & A. Chaney (eds.). New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System: A Research and Management Partnership. Cheasepeake Research Consortium, Proc. Conf. 4-6 December 1990, Baltimore.
    Roosenburg, W.M. 1992. Life History Consequences of Nest Site Selection by the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Unpubl. Ph.D. diss., Univ. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
    Roosenburg, W.M. 1994. Nesting habitat requirements of the Diamondback Terrapin: a geographic comparison. Wetland J., 6: 8-11.
    Roosenburg, W.M., K.L. Haley & S. McGuire. 1999. Habitat Selection and Movements of Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, in a Maryland Estuary. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 3(3): 425-429.
    Roosenburg, W.M. & K.C. Kelley. 1996. The Effect of Egg Size and Incubation Temperature on Growth in the Turtle, Malaclemys terrapin. J. Herpetol., 30(2): 198-204.
    Seigel, R.A. 1979. The Reproductive Biology of the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin tequesta. Unpubl. ms thesis, Univ. Central Florida, Orlando.
    Seigel, R.A. 1980. Predation by Raccoons on Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin tequesta. J. Herpetol., 14(1): 87-89.
    Seigel, R.A. 1980. Courtship and Mating Behavior of the Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin tequesta. J. Herpetol., 14(4): 420-421.
    Seigel, R.A. 1980. Nesting habits of Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) on the Atlantic coast of Florida. Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 83: 239-246.
    Seigel, R.A. 1993. Recent population changes: apparent long-term decline in Diamondback Terrarpn populations at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Herpetol. Rev., 24: 102-103.
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    Tucker, A.D., N.N. FitzSimmons & J.W. Gibbons. 1995. Resource Partitioning by the Estuarine Turtle Malaclemys terrapin: Trophic, Spatial, and Temporal Foraging Constraints. Herpetologica, 51(2): 167-181.
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