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A brief description of the differences between turtles, tortoises, and terrapins and guidelines for choosing the correct one for you. ... While there can be a lot of differences between individual species, for the ease of comparison, I am going to go out on a limb ... Turtle, Tortoise, or Terrapin: How to Tell the Difference...
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www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=17+1797&aid=947
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A division of reptiles, called chelonians, includes turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. For the most part, the difference between a turtle and tortoise is more of a rough semantic category than a strict taxonomic separation. Colloquially, bo...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-...
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A terrapin is usually found in most home tanks – they live mainly on land but need water to wet themselves with. They are both carnivorous, they have a liking to eat small fishes, and vegetarian – eating water ... Tagged as: terrapin, Tortoise, turtle ... Post image for Differences between a terrapin, tortoise and turtle...
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petshub.com/blog/differences-terrapin-tortoise/
petshub.com/blog/differences-terrapin-tortoise/
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Of course, sometimes there is no difference between terrapins and a turtle as it is merely a matter of semantics depending on where you are in the world. In the United Kingdom, terrapin refers to all kinds of turtles commonly kept as pets, while turtle normally means the sea or oceanic turtle that is not kept as a pet.
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www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Difference-Between-Terrap...
www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Difference-Between-Terrapins-And-Turtle/420705
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Essentially, there is no difference between turtles and terrapins unless you travel outside of the United Kingdom. The term ‘diamondback terrapin’ is applied across the board to mean the brackish water reptile. Apart from that, the term ter...
http://www.turtleguidebook.com/articles/difference-betw...
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Although the word turtle is widely used to describe all members of the order Testudines, it is also common to see certain members described as terrapins, ...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differences_between_turtles,_tort...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differences_between_turtles,_tortoises_and_terrapins
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"What is the difference between a turtle, a tortoise and a terrapin?" ... A turtle is any reptile that lives in a shell. A tortoise is a turtle that lives on the land but can enter the water for a drink, to cool off or to escape and evade predators. A terrapin is a turtle that lives primarily in water,
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www.austinsturtlepage.com/Info/info.htm
www.austinsturtlepage.com/Info/info.htm
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If they are stumpy (like an elephants) call it a tortoise." "In the UK they apply terrapin to freshwater chelonians, tortoise to land chelonians, and turtle to oceanic dwellers. " "In Australia 'tortoise' is used for everything except sea 'turtles'.
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/nov2000/973347174.Zo.r.ht...
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/nov2000/973347174.Zo.r.html
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The terms 'turtle,' 'tortoise,' and 'terrapin' are often used interchangeably, and depending on ... While there can be a lot of differences between individual species, for the ease of comparison, I am going to go out on a limb and make a couple of general assumptions about the difference between turtles and tortoises.
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animal.discovery.com/guides/reptiles/turtles/which.html
animal.discovery.com/guides/reptiles/turtles/which.html
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