Concentric diamondback terrapin for sale

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Concentric Diamondback terrapin for sale – Natural Habitat

Concentric diamondback terrapin for sale can be found in the coastal brackish and saltwater marshes of the eastern and southeastern U.S. DBTS as we call them, are medium-sized semi aquatic.

Diamond back terrapin for sale

Male concentric diamondback terrapin for sale turtles reach 5 inches in length and females significantly are larger at 9.5 inches. Normally, the carapace and skin coloration of a terrapin is gray to whitish, with varying patterns of black spots and streaks.  The Diamondbacks with very white skin are sought after in the hobby trade as more designer looking individuals.

The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the Northeastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda. It belongs to the monotypic genus Malaclemys. It has one of the largest ranges of all turtles in North America, stretching as far south as the Florida Keys and as far north as Cape Cod.

Terrapins look much like their freshwater relatives, but are well adapted to the near shore marine environment. They have several adaptations that allow them to survive in varying salinities. They can live in full strength salt water for extended periods, and their skin is largely impermeable to salt. Terrapins have lachrymal salt glands, not present in their relatives, which are used primarily when the turtle is dehydrated. They can distinguish between drinking water of different salinities.

Terrapins also exhibit unusual and sophisticated behavior to obtain fresh water, including drinking the freshwater surface layer that can accumulate on top of salt water during rainfall and raising their heads into the air with mouths open to catch falling rain drops.

Terrapins are strong swimmers. They have strongly webbed hind feet, but not flippers like sea turtles do. Like their relatives (Graptemys), they have strong jaws for crushing shells of prey, such as clams and snails. This is especially true of females, who have larger and more muscular jaws than males.