Maryland’s state reptile deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists is urging. The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop ...

details how the multi-billion-dollar legal and illegal wildlife and plant trade industries have become major threats to species in the U.S. and worldwide. The diamondback terrapin turtle, a small ...

Diamondback terrapins are the wild jewels of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and ...

A proposal to keep diamondback terrapins from drowning when trapped in Chesapeake Bay crab pots is sparking angry objections from watermen.

Photos have captured several terrapins basking in the sun in a lake in Worcestershire. Advertiser and Shuttle Camera Club member Stephanie Hitch shared photos of four terrapins at Arrow Valley Lake in ...

What are Terrapin? Here's what to know about the history of Maryland's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game vs Florida: ...