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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Photo by TerrahDSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Turtle

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina
JeffreyDuby
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Comments (2)
TerrahDSmith
It was returned to the wild after the pic was taken. I thought it was an Eastern box, but I couldn't find a pic that matched. The yellows were so vibrant!
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PublishedApril 18, 2013

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