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Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Notes:

this might bee important to note, it has 4 back toes instead of 3... 4 toed box? if that even exists...

2 Species ID Suggestions

ornate box turtle
terrapene ornata ornata
BrianEdmond
BrianEdmond 10 years ago
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina


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3 Comments

roemer1
roemer1 10 years ago

thank you BrianEdmond for the 2nd time

BrianEdmond
BrianEdmond 10 years ago

Some three-toeds have four toes. The lack of a pattern on the plastron rules out ornates, which have patterns on the plastron (bottom shell) similar to the pattern on the carapace (top shell).

roemer1
roemer1 10 years ago

thank you Jameiwgoodspeed

Gala Academy
Spotted by a stud ent at Gala Academy

Missouri, USA

Spotted on May 29, 2013
Submitted on May 29, 2013

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