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Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Description:

Black shell, with orange shapes. It's face and neck are also orange and black.

Habitat:

The common box turtle inhabits open woodlands, marshy meadows, floodplains, scrub forest and brushy grasslands.

Notes:

Spotted at the Maritime Aquarium.

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RiverValleyRunner
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RiverValleyRunner

Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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