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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Small turtle with a distinctly patterned shell.

Habitat:

Small forests and well drained but moist areas.

Notes:

http://eol.org/pages/1263662/overview http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_turtle

2 Species ID Suggestions

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shebebusynow
shebebusynow 10 years ago
Diamondback terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback terrapin
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Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina Eastern box turtle


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2 Comments

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to the Reptiles category :-)

Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago

This link might be helpful.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plan...

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perayne
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perayne

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Apr 26, 2014
Submitted on Apr 30, 2014

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