Overview
Distribution
National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Ecology
Migration
Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N2 - Imperiled
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Names and Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Comments: Ernst and Hartsell (2000) showed that MALACLEMYS TUBERCULIFERA Gray 1844 predates the currently used name for the mangrove diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin RHIZOPHORARUM Fowler 1906. They stated that the ICZN has been petitioned to conserve the name RHIZOPHORARUM.
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