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Eastern box turtle

Photo by RyanBertossi
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Field Notes

Description:

Box shaped shell with slight yellowish marking on back they commonly have red eyes and there is a joint in the bottom half of the shell (its tummy)

Habitat:

Woodland areas

Notes:

These turtles aren't fast and so are easy to approach but THIS IS A PROTECTED SPECIES which means look but don't take

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PublishedAugust 5, 2011

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