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Baby turtle, length of shell ~ 1.5 inches
Private lake
Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jul 8, 2011
5 Comments
Or, as Scott pointed out, a Gulf-coast Box Turtle.
It is indeed a Three-toed Box Turtle hatchling
Thank you!
It looks like a box turtle hatchling. In your area it's most likely a Gulf-coast Box Turtle or a Three-toed Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina major or Terrapene carolina triunguis. http://www.indianaturtlecare.com/Box%20T...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_turtl...
Central American river turtle