Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) {!--다이아몬드거북--> North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The diamond-back terrapin is a year-round resident in estuaries and feeds on fiddler crabs and snails. This female terrapin is returning to the water after successfully nesting above the tide line.
Image ID: nerr0348, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/