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Malaclemmys palustris
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys acebra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (Malaclemmys palustris), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle. Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted. Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
Malacoclemmys palustris
Diamond-back Di"a*mond-back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).

Meaning of Clemmys from wikipedia

- Clemmys is a genus of turtles currently containing a single extant species, the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata). In the past, several other species were...
- The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only species of the genus Clemmys, is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that reaches a carapace length of 8–12 cm...
- subsequently renamed to Calemys muhlenbergii by Louis Ag****iz in 1857, and to Clemmys muhlenbergii by Henry Watson Fowler in 1906. Synonyms include Emys biguttata...
- different from that of the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only current member of the genus Clemmys. The wood turtle has undergone extensive scientific...
- Hartwell H. (1997). "Use of terrestrial habitat by western pond turtles (Clemmys marmorata): implications for management". Pages 352-357 in Proceedings:...
- Subsequent studies placed the chicken turtle into various related genera (Emys, Clemmys and Terrapene) before Louis Ag****iz ****igned it to the current genus in...
- ****onica Gray, 1844 Emys ca****a var. ****onica Duméril & Bibron, 1852 Clemmys ****onica Strauch, 1862 Mauremys ****onica McDowell, 1964 Ocadia ****onica...
- (Gray, 1830) Synonyms Emys spinosae Gray, 1830 Geoemyda spinosa Gray, 1834 Clemmys (Clemmys) spinosa Fitzinger, 1835 Heosemys spinosa Stejneger, 1902...
- for sale in markets and into the pet trade. The North American species Clemmys muhlenbergii is listed as an Appendix II species by CITES and is considered...
- between the present species and the Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesi). "Clemmys guangxiensis" is a composite taxon described from specimens of M. mutica...