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Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata ornata

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Field Notes

Description:

Adult female box turtle

Habitat:

Sandhills

Notes:

Found crossing a dirt road - air temperatures where around 50 degress

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Comments (1)
Maria dB
Nice spotting - did she make it across?
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013

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