Terrapene carolina
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Eastern Box Turtle
Subspecies I've seen:
T. c. triunguis
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis
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Three-toed Box Turtle
Box turtles are more fun to come across than pond turtles because they don't dive into the water the instant they see you. Some of them show off their boxy nature by pulling their legs and head into their shell, but this was a cooperative one that just held its position and stared as I slowly approached.
Printed references:
- Ashton, R. E. Jr., Ashton, P. S. 1991. Handbook of Reptiles and Amphibians of Florida, Part Two: Lizards, Turtles, & Crocodilians, Revised Second Edition
- Behler, J. L., King, F. W. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
- Conant, R., Collins, J. T. 1998. Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition, expanded
- Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2017. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Edition
- Ernst, C. H., Barbour, R. W. 1989. Turtles of the World