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Yucatán Box Turtle

Terrapene yucatana

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 5, February 1, March 6, April 2, May 7, June 7, July 3, August 6, September 2, October 12, November 2, December 6.
Mexico59
Yucatan47
Campeche11
Quintana Roo1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyPond and Box Turtles · Emydidae
GenusBox Turtles · Terrapene

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Yucatán Box Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.