Terrapin



A Terrapin is a semi-aquatic turtle which tends to live in brackish water. The name terrapin refers almost exclusively to the Diamond-back Terrapin found along the Atlantic Coast of the eastern U.S. Though in the United Kingdom, many other species of turtle including the Red-eared Slider are referred to as Terrapins. Generally, Terrapins webbed feet and a thinner shell than a tortoise. A terrapin is not a sea turtle, though it lives in the ocean waters.