Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)

On the side of a ridge (under hickories and oaks) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia.

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Patomarazul

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A very pretty finding! Posted 7 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
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  I have seen so many of them this year! They are enjoying all of the wet weather! Posted 7 years ago

The Eastern box turtle

The eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is a subspecies within a group of hinge-shelled turtles, normally called box turtles. T. c. carolina is native to the eastern part of the United States.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling