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Photo by Tina6
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Field Notes

Description:

Turtle

Habitat:

Unknown

Notes:

Cracked shell hit by car and is bleeding

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Reference Link
NeilDazet
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Comments (3)
Tina6
please ask your friends if they know!
roemer1
Check out this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornate_box_turtle or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-toed_box_turtle You could also look for more images online. The plastron seems so dark but doesn't quite have the ornate pattern...perplexed. I am no expert by any means.

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PublishedAugust 7, 2013

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