Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)

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Thanks for helping me ID this sweet baby AshleyT

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Your welcome Gilma

Jellis, thank you so much for the delightful Link:http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/boxt/b..I adore turtles and it was such a pleasure reading the struggles and victories of raising them.

Your right Ashley. When I first read it was misleading when it said 4 toes on each, so didn't continue to see the added 3 on back.

And, it's the back feet that this turtle gets its name from. Since this one has three toes on the back feet, it isn't going to be a hybrid.

Yes, I can read. Just because "some speculate" that doesn't mean it happens often.

It's not dead. Just a chip on rear of shell is only damage I can tell.

Also read this. However, some speculate that the 4-toed individuals are actually Eastern box turtle × three-toed box turtle hybrids

Guy Bird

So it is dead?

Guy Bird, unfortunately the big eyes could be swelling. No telling how long my boston terrier "played" with it outside before she brought it thru the dog door. :(

If anyone bothered to read the description you would know that it can't be an eastern box turtle, number of toes is wrong for both front and back feet.

Gilma, I think we're gonna keep it. I have 3 sons (oldest is 13, and twins are 11) and they have named him "Bumper" and want to keep it. I just gotta talk my husband into it. ;)

KarenSaxton

Then again... maybe jellis has it. Looks really similar

KarenSaxton

The shell isn't high enough domed for a box turtle. I'd hazard mud turtle.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_NC/turtles/Tercar/tercar.html http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/boxt/babies.html

So cute!! Hope you get an ID, mom23boys. What are you going to do with it, it looks very young!