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Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Photo by CEJ
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 3 1/2 to 4 inches along the length of its belly, the female slightly smaller.Yellow and black pattern markings.

Habitat:

In a field in the morning shortly after sunrise.

Reference Links:

Search: box turtle-Encyclopedia of Life, Box turtle - Wikipedia, Eastern box turtle | Smithsonian's National Zoo

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PublishedJuly 29, 2021

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