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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

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Field Notes

Notes:

Wrong shell coloring for eastern box turtle?

Found it in the road. Carefully moved it a few feet forward, remembering how essential it is to keep it facing in its original direction.

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Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Box Turtle

Correction -- Terrapene carolina carolina
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Eastern Box Turtle

Terapennae carolina carolina
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Comments (2)
LauraLOVESbirds
Ahhh! Thanks for expounding on the color and verifying the ID!
jbstrange2202
Yes that is an eastern box turtle. The EBT is a species known for exhibiting a range of region specific color morphologies. It is also common for a turtle's shell to be stained a certain color depending on its habitat (e.x. Area rich in Georgia Clay deposits = reddish brown shell)

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PublishedApril 27, 2014

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