Terrapene carolina
Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Terrapene Species: T. carolina
Binomial name
Terrapene carolina Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies
See text.

Terrapene carolina, also known as Florida Box Turtle, is a species of box turtle which consists of six subspecies. They are found throughout the eastern United States and Mexico. The box turtle has an olive colored shell with yellow spots on its neck.

Subspecies

• Terrapene carolina
  • Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri (Taylor, 1894)
  • Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gulf Coast Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina major (Agassiz, 1857)
  • Three-toed Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis (Agassiz, 1857)
  • Mexican Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina mexicana (Gray, 1849)
  • Yucatan Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina yucatana (Boulenger, 1895)

References

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). Terrapene carolina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006.

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• Terrapene carolina at the Encyclopedia of Life

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