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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

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Field Notes

Description:

Juvenile. Shell was about 3 inches tall. From head to back of shell was about 5 or 6 inches.

Habitat:

Found in a ditch on the side of a sandy dirt road.

Species ID Suggestions

box turtle

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auntnance123
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Comments (3)
courtneyhitson
@ Alice, thanks! @ Nance, I was thinking it's a box turtle too. But I can't find any pictures that look like it. Even pictures of young ones. But the shape looks like a box turtle. It's the shell pattern I can't match up. I was hoping to find an exact species.
auntnance123
I'm used to the Florida box turtle, so it was enlightening to see the variety of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_turtle. The Gulf and three-toed box turtles were real surprises.

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.

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PublishedAugust 2, 2011

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