Terrapins

There is the caspian terrapin (Mauremys caspica ) in the Arabian Peninsula, and in the UAE it is only in Wadi Ishi that these animals have been seen in the artificial lake created by the dam. As the lake is large, no specimen has been caught for proper identification as yet but they have been seen on numerous occasions. Terrapins eat vegetable matter as well as fish, insects and tadpoles.