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A terrapin is one of several small species of turtle living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins 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, used for Malaclemys terrapin. In the UK, red-eared sliders are known as red-eared terrapins.

Species

Turtle species with "terrapin" in their common names include:

	Diamondback terrapin or just "terrapin"	Malaclemys terrapin, a turtle of the Emydidae family, native to the US
	European pond terrapin or European pond turtle	Emys orbicularis, a turtle in the family Emydidae found in West Asia and parts of North Africa
	Mexican spotted terrapin  or Mexican spotted wood turtle	Rhinoclemmys rubida, a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, endemic to Mexico
	Painted terrapin	Batagur borneoensis, a turtle in the Geoemydidae family native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
	Northern river terrapin	Batagur baska, a critically endangered turtle in the Geoemydidae family native to Cambodia
	Southern river terrapin	Batagur affinis, a turtle in the Geoemydidae family native to Cambodia
	Smiling terrapin  or Black marsh turtle	Siebenrockiella crassicollis, a turtle in the Geoemydidae family native to Southeast Asia
	Seychelles black terrapin	Pelusios seychellensis, an extinct species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family that was endemic to Seychelles
	Serrated hinged terrapin	Pelusios sinuatus, a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family found in southern Africa
	Striped-neck terrapin or Caspian turtle	Mauremys caspica, a turtle in the family Geoemydidae (Bataguridae), native to the eastern Mediterranean region
	Bengal eyed terrapin, Burmese eyed turtle or Burmese peacock turtle	Morenia ocellata, a turtle in the family Geoemydidae found in Burma and possibly Yunnan, China
	Indian pond terrapin or Indian black turtle	Melanochelys trijuga, a turtle in the family Geoemydidae found in South Asia