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Terrapene carolina triunguis
Terrapene carolina triunguis is a subspecies within the genus of hinge-shelled turtles commonly referred to as box turtles. This subspecies is native to the south-central part of the United States and is the official reptile of the state of Missouri.
Forest, but only about 10 meters from Lake Springfield.
He never retreated into his shell during our little spontaneous photo shoot, which is quite rare in my experience.
Spotted on Sep 3, 2005
Submitted on May 14, 2011
11 Comments
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Thank you all for the kind comments! This is a personal fav!
Aaaah, a sweety.
Beautiful !
Wow is really cool :)
Nice series!
Ruby studded legs :-)
Updated this spotting with better photos.
I've never seen such a colorful orange box turtle! :0)
Nice Turtle
This ssp. the Three-Toed box turtle doesn't have much color on their shells, but sometimes, they make up for it by having beautiful coloration on their head and limbs, especially the males. Thanks for the compliment - he is beautiful indeed!