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Three-Toed Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis

Description:

I moved this three-toed box turtle to this side of the road, where he was facing. He closed up the front part of his plastron because I picked him up and he was frightened.

Habitat:

Found crossing a highway.

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5 Comments

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 9 years ago

Thanks!

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 9 years ago

So cool! Great!

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 9 years ago

@J Crew Their plastron is yellow but it will probably still look like this. :D

Thanks Fyn!

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Great composition!

Sea Jewel
Sea Jewel 9 years ago

Are they yellow when the get bigger

Jack Settle
Spotted by
Jack Settle

Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jun 2, 2014
Submitted on Jun 4, 2014

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