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Florida Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina bauri

Photo by Ric3
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Field Notes

Description:

It is largely characterized by having a domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators

Habitat:

Found and photographed in a pine flat woods of a County nature Preserve. I should add that this is the shell only that has been laying exposed to the elements for most likely a few years.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ric3
I made an addition in the habitat section regarding its condition.
keithp2012
Is it alive? If it is looks like its shedding its scutes

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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Signs of Wildlife
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Identifying Animals Through Osteology
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Go.. Go.. Native - Florida
Photographed
PublishedApril 8, 2013

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