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Florida Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina bauri

Photo by msp05f
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny little turtle with yellow spotting

Habitat:

Our tropical backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Florida Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina bauri
JeffreyDuby
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Comments (3)
msp05f
My sister found the little guy on our back patio after we came home from vacation. We kept him for a day to admire how adorable he was and then tucked him back in the bushes near where we found him. He was too cute!
JeffreyDuby
yes it a florida box did you find it? cause finding a baby box is super lucky!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2013

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