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Terrapene carolina carolina
Often seen crossing roads in its habitat, this terrestrial turtle has orange and black markings on the upper body and light orange to yellow on the underside. This turtle has a hinged lower shell in front and withdraw it's head in the shell and close the opening with the lower shell.
Woodlands, meadows and near ponds
The orange on this specimen is unusually intense and beautiful.
Spotted on Mar 25, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012
