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Distribution: The Texas Diamond-backed Terrapin occurs in the bays, salt marshes and other coastal waterways along the Texas Gulf Coast southward from the Texas-Louisiana border to Nueces and Kleberg Counties.
Legal Status: Malaclemys terrapin littoralis is not listed as either a Threatened or Endangered Species by the State of Texas. However, it is protected from take and possession under Section 57.927(g)(10) of Title 31 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC).
Malaclemys terrapin littoralis from Galveston County, Texas
Photo by Matt Hollanders
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Malaclemys terrapin littoralis from Galveston County, Texas
Photo by Matt Hollanders
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