C. T. Suddeth

Turtles and Tortoises:

Turtles are adapted for living and swimming in the water, thinner water-dynamic shells, flippers/webbed feet for swimming. (Turtle a French word of unknown origin)

Tortoises are adapted for living on land and have a rounder shell and thicker legs. (Tortoise a Latin word)

Terrapins are small, freshwater turtles (Terrapin a word from east coast Algonquians such as Wampanoag or Powhatan)

Clear? Call them any name, please don’t run them over.