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Terrapene carolina carolina
Reddish eyes, so probably a male. That is a dead cicada next to him, but he was not eating it.
open woodland
Pretty sure this is the Eastern Box; I have read in the past that other subspecies are sometimes found in Maryland but the Md. DNR web page doesn't mention other box turtles in the state.
Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 21, 2012
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