Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

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The common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a species of box turtle with six existing subspecies. It is found throughout the eastern United States and Mexico. The box turtle has a distinctive hinged lowered shell (the box) that allows it to completely enclose itself. Its upper jaw is long and curved.

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  1. (c) Lee Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Lee Elliott
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrapene_carolina

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