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Definition of terrapen

terrapen
Terrapin Ter"ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, and turapen.]

Meaning of terrapen from wikipedia

- The Jamaican slider (Trachemys terrapen), also known as the Cat Island slider, is a species of fresh water turtle in the family Emydidae. It is found in...
- Mittleman, 1947 Pseudemys terrapen decussata Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen plana Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Pseudemys terrapen rugosa Wermuth & Mertens...
- (T. dorbigni), Nicaraguan (T. emolli), ornate (T. ornata), Jamaican (T. terrapen) and Meso-American sliders (T. venusta) date uncertain Hispaniola (Haiti...
- — Mertens, 1939 Pseudemys terrapen malonei — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Chrysemys malonei — Schwartz, 1968 Chrysemys terrapen malonei — Obst, 1983 Trachemys...
- terrapin Strauch, 1862 Malaclemmys concentrica Gray, 1870 Malacoclemmys terrapen Boulenger, 1889 (ex errore) Malaclemys centrata concentrica Cochran, 1932...
- turtles of up to five species including the Jamaican slider (Trachemys terrapen), the Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), the Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta...
- slider Trachemys taylori (Legler, 1960) – Cuatro Ciénegas slider Trachemys terrapen (Bonnaterre, 1789) – Jamaican slider Trachemys venusta (Gray, 1856) – Meso-American...
- Carr, 1940 Pseudemys terrapen decorata — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Chrysemys (Trachemys) decorata — McDowell, 1964 Chrysemys terrapen decorata — Obst, 1983...
- slider Trachemys taylori (Legler, 1960) – Cuatro Ciénegas slider Trachemys terrapen (Bonnaterre, 1789) – Jamaican slider Trachemys venusta (Gray, 1856) – Meso-American...
- (Trachemys gaigeae) Ornate slider (Trachemys ornata) Jamaican slider (Trachemys terrapen) Yaqui slider (Trachemys yaquia) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)...