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Box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina). Box turtle is the common name for several species of turtle . It may refer to those of the genus Cuora or Pyxidea , which are the Asian box turtles, or more commonly to species of the genus Terrapene , the North American box turtles.
Eastern box turtle in Florida. Eastern box turtles have many uniquely identifying characteristics as part of the box turtle group. While the female's plastron is flat, it is concave in males so the male may fit over the back end of the female's carapace during mating. The front and back of the plastron are connected by a flexible hinge.
Zhou's box turtle (Cuora zhoui) is a ... The specific name, zhoui, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Zhou Jiufa. [3] Geographic range ... Female Plastron ...
[24] [25] [26] Missouri names the three-toed box turtle. [27] Kansas and Nebraska honor the ornate box turtle. [28] [29] In Pennsylvania, the eastern box turtle made it through one house of the legislature, but failed to win final naming in 2009. [30] In Virginia, bills to honor the eastern box turtle failed in 1999 and then in 2009.
The ornate box turtle is a relatively small turtle, measuring just 4-6″ (10-15 cm) when full-grown. Males and females generally look alike but males are often smaller; there is color variation with yellow lines from the center of the shell to the edges through gray, red-brown, or black coloration. [7]
North Carolina and Tennessee honor the eastern box turtle, [14] [15] [16] Kansas adopted the ornate box turtle in 1986. [17] [18] In Pennsylvania, the eastern box turtle made it through one house of the legislature, but failed to win final naming in 2009. [19] In Virginia, bills to honor the eastern box turtle failed in 1999 and then in 2009.
A global team of animal experts have been attempting to save the Yangtze giant soft shell turtle from extinction. They are trying to figure out a way to fertilize the eggs of the only female of ...
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