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Learn about the desert box turtle, a subspecies of box turtle endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Find out its features, habitat, breeding, hibernation and conservation status.
The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) is a terrestrial turtle native to the Great Plains of the United States. It prefers grass or prairie lands with free water areas, burrows in soil to overwinter, and has a high degree of philopatry.
Terrapene ornata is a species of North American box turtle also known as the ornate box turtle or the western box turtle. It has two subspecies, one of which is endemic to Mexico, and is vulnerable to extinction.
Box turtle is the common name for several species of turtle, especially those of the genus Terrapene, the North American box turtles. Learn about their diet, mating, preservation, and taxonomy from this Wikipedia article.
The common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a species of box turtle with five existing subspecies. It is found throughout the Eastern United States and Mexico, and has a distinctive hinged lower shell that allows it to enclose itself.
The ornate box turtle, the state reptile of Kansas, will be the subject of June's First Thursday Presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum. Professor Benjamin Reed from Washburn University will give ...
The eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is a subspecies of the common box turtle native to the Eastern United States. It has a domed shell with yellow, orange, or red patterns and a hinged plastron that allows it to close its shell.
Learn about the three-toed box turtle, a species of hinge-shelled turtle native to the south-central United States. Find out its description, distribution, habitat, diet, behavior, and captivity needs.