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Three toed box turtle

Terrapins Carolina triunguis

Description:

A good six inches. Red eye and face markings. Two small healing punctures on his shell.

Habitat:

Forested areas, edges (my yard)

Notes:

Found him walking through my yard. Moved it to the side of my yard away from neighbors dogs.

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2 Comments

OrbemEzatTnod
OrbemEzatTnod 12 years ago

They are wonderful animals - not quite as pretty as some eastern box turtles but just as interesting You may enjoy this: http://tsadjatko.hubpages.com/hub/What-y...

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Grandiosa muy hermosa

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 26, 2012
Submitted on Mar 26, 2012

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