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Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
28 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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Three-toed Box TurtleTerrapene triunguis
Ornate Box TurtleTerrapene ornata
Spotted TurtleClemmys guttata
Pond SliderTrachemys scripta
Red-footed TortoiseChelonoidis carbonarius
Common Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina
Gopher TortoiseGopherus polyphemus
Wood TurtleGlyptemys insculpta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 106,972 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 17,920 |
| North Carolina | 13,842 |
| Maryland | 12,196 |
| Alabama | 3,431 |
| Indiana | 3,214 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,191 |
| South Carolina | 3,186 |
| New Jersey | 3,050 |
| Ohio | 2,977 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Turtles and Tortoises · Testudines |
| Family | Pond and Box Turtles · Emydidae |
| Genus | Box Turtles · Terrapene |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Box Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.