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FL Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina bauri

Photo by Ric3
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28.1357, -82.656

Field Notes

Description:

This turtle similar to other Box Turtles w/ it's narrow and highly-domed shell. With a hinged plastron it is Abel to close its shell tightly. The FL Box Turtle has some differences in that it has a pattern of bright yellow stripes that make it easy to identify.

Habitat:

This turtle was crossing the road of a County Nature Preserve. It was leaving and traveling to another scrub oak type area.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
I suspect this may be a Slider turtle (Trachemys sp.) of some kind. I am leaning towards a Yellow-bellied Slider, but I am having a difficult time finding one with such an interesting shell pattern. This does not appear to be a Box Turtle by the markings on the head and legs and the shape of the shell. http://archive-srel.uga.edu/outreach/factsheet/slider.html

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Wildlife of the South East, USA
Mission
Go.. Go.. Native - Florida
Mission
Brooker Creek Preserve
Photographed
PublishedMay 17, 2014

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