Saturday, April 21, 2012

Three-toed Box Turtle


Terrapene carolina triunguis

Bailey found this turtle in the back of her pasture in the morning. His head was covered by the grass, so I moved him onto my boot to get a good shot, but he wouldn't come out. At least it provides a good size refrence and shell shape. :)

Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species: Terrapene caroline
~Bailey

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