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Three-toed box turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis

Photo by ReannaDee
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Field Notes

Description:

Named for having three toes on the back feet. Much more interesting information can be found on the wiki link.

Habitat:

Native to the south-central part of the United States.

Notes:

This little guy was a pet. They apparently got tired of him and were releasing him back to the wild, my daughter took him instead.

Reference Links:

Three-toed box turtle

Species ID Suggestions

Three-toed box turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis

Reference Link
Jim Avitalle
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Comments (6)
Aman
He's so cute, thanks for sharing Reanna.
Ashish
See those very cute eyes make this turtle very adorable..!!
ReannaDee
Based on the coloring of the spots on it's neck, we may have a female one here. I'll try to get a good photo of that tomorrow. :)
ReannaDee
Thanks Jim for the exact Id and thanks Kasho and Heather for the additional help. :)

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PublishedJune 9, 2011

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