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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

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Field Notes

Description:

Land turtle with hinged plastron.

Habitat:

Woods with open sandy areas

Notes:

Box turtles are becoming less common in Massachusetts due to habitat fragmentation, deaths due to cars and lawn mowing and collecting for pets.

Reference Links:

Terrapene carolina LINNAEUS 1758, Eastern box turtle

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Comments (2)
OrbemEzatTnod
These box turtles are gems of the forest - here are some of the nicest pics of EBTs on the net a long with some little known facts: http://tsadjatko.hubpages.com/hub/What-you-should-know-about-Eastern-Box-Turtles

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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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