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Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This male has bright red eyes, red scales on the legs and neck, and a solid brown shell. Happy world turtle day!

Habitat:

Found at Russ Pittman park crawling through a flowerbed. This is a 2-block park inside a residential area in the middle of Houston.

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Three-toed box turtle

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PublishedMay 23, 2014

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