Ornate Box Turtle

The ornate box turtle is one of only two terrestrial species of turtles native to the Great Plains of the United States. It is one of the two different subspecies of ''Terrapene ornata''. It is the state reptile of Kansas. It is a relatively small turtle, that is currently listed as threatened in Illinois but is of concern and protected in six Midwestern states . Males and females generally look alike but males are often smaller; there is color variation with yellow lines from the center of the.. more