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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Photo by amyallen90
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

probably a female (brown eyes)

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Eastern box turtle

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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

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AshleyT
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pmum1937
This is what we knew as a Box Turtle in Pittsburgh. They live for a very long time. They bury themselves in the winter.
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PublishedMay 10, 2013

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