The Terrapins
Terrapin is a term used in English for several smaller species of turtle living in fresh or brackish water. The species called terrapin do not form a taxonomic unit, and may not be very closely related, although many belong to the families Geoemydidae and Emydidae. A distinction between turtle and terrapin does not exist in other European languages. The name "terrapin" is derived from the Algonquian word torope,[1] used for Malaclemys terrapin. In the UK red-eared sliders are known as "red-eared terrapins"
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Location: Marrakech, Morocco
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