Diamondback Terrapin Reporting Form

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* 1. What type of terrapin observation are you reporting? Please complete one entry per observation.

Terrapin on land (specify below whether the terrapin was on the road or another substrate)

Terrapin nest (specify below if watched the female make the nest or if noticed later)

Nest emergence (specify below if hatchlings seen or only egg shell remnants)

Fisheries interaction and/or entanglement (specify type below: crab trap, cast net, hook-and-line, dip net, or describe other)

In-water sighting, natural environment (specify below what type of habitat)

In-water sighting, swimming pool

Details about the observation:

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* 2. How many terrapins were associated with this observation?

One

Between two and five

Between six and 10

More than 10

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* 3. Was the terrapin(s) alive or dead?

Alive, seemingly healthy

Alive, but injured

Dead

Some alive, some dead, and/or some injured (for multiple terrapin sightings only)

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* 4. How big was the terrapin(s) that you observed?

Hatchling or young of year (shell length less than a half-dollar or dollar coin)

Juvenile (shell length between the size of a dollar coin and a credit card)

Sub-adult (shell length between the size of a credit card and a dollar bill)

Adult (shell length greater than a dollar bill, upwards to a foot long)

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* 5. Was(were) the terrapin(s) male or female? Please see description below for how to distinguish males from females.

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* 6. If the terrapin(s) you observed was(were) injured, did you transport it to a veterinary office for care or euthanasia? If yes, please use the space below to indicate where the terrapin was taken.

Transported to:

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* 7. If the terrapin(s) you observed was(were) dead, did you dispose of the animal?

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* 8. Where did this observation occur? To obtain latitude and longitude, follow these steps:
a) Go to Google Maps
b) Zoom in to the location where your observation occurred
c) Place the mouse cursor over the observation location, right click, and select "What's here"
d) Copy/paste latitude and longitude (decimal degree format) into the boxes below

Latitude (positive value):

Longitude (negative value):

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* 9. When did this observation occur?

Date / Time

Date

Time

AM/PM

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* 10. Were any of the terrapins externally tagged or marked? If yes, please indicate the tag number below.

Please provide tag number here:

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* 11. Were photographs taken that you are willing to share? If yes, we will contact you to coordinate obtaining them.

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* 12. Address

Name

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 13. Please provide any additional information about your observation that wasn't captured in the choices above.

Thank you for reporting your observation to the state-wide diamondback terrapin data base. By working together with SCDNR, citizen scientists like you are making a difference in the protection of this unique and important species. For more information about diamondback terrapin research and conservation in South Carolina, please visit our website or email us.