Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

Eastern Box Turtle

Adult from Franklin County

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Taxonomy

The Eastern Box Turtle Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is the only subspecies that occurs in Indiana. The Eastern Box Turtle belongs to the genus Terrapene and is in the family Emydidae which is represented in Indiana by 10 different species.

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