Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Other Names Desert Box Turtle Description The carapace of the Ornate Box Turtle is relatively broad and oval, usually slightly flattened at the top, ...
Ornate Box Turtle
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Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Description: To 5¾" carapace length. Carapace greenish to brownish, with radiating thick yellow lines. Plastron hinged and capable of completely concealing head and legs.
Ornate Box Turtle Stats
Scientific Name: Terrapene ornata
Family: Emydidae
Adult Size: 4 to 6 inches in carapace length
Range: The ornate box turtle is a species of the mid-western United States.
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
Description
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Ornate Box Turtle
Sighting:
Vogel Canyon, Comanche National Grassland, Otero County, Colorado ...
Western Ornate Box Turtle, peeking out of its shell. The reddish irises of the eyes suggest that it is a male. The scutes, or horny plates, that cover the shell have growth rings that give an indication of the turtle's age. Photo by Michael M. Sharp.
Common Name: Ornate Box Turtle
Scientific Name: Terrapene ornata ornata
Wisconsin Status: Endangered Species (1972) ...
Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata)
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In Oklahoma, 25 eastern box turtles and ornate box turtles (T. ornata) were found dead after a fire, while only 3 box turtles (Terrapene spp.) were found alive [6].
The Gulf Coast Box Turtle is found in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and western Florida. The Florida Box Turtle is found exclusively in Florida. The Western Ornate Box Turtle is found throughout the grasslands of South Dakota through Illinois and ...
 See also: Box Turtle, Turtle, Shell, Snake, Reptile
  
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