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Northern Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
Diamondback Terrapins inhabit the brackish waters around Long Island,
NYC, and the Hudson River. They can be identified by thier dark flecked, gray-white skin, and the concentric
grooves on each scute of thier shell.
These turtles were heavily harvested in the early 1900's, which almost
lead to thier extinction. They eat a wide variety of marine invertebrates, such as crabs and mollusks.
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Specimen # 8
Date: June 2005
Location: Flanders, NY
Notes: Catching some rays at Goose Creek
Point, part of the Peconic Bay.
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