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  • The threatened species (Terrapene ornata) was a male and female, and they did mate (as you would imagine, it takes a really long time, and is comical) and lay eggs, more than once, but we were never able to incubate the eggs properly.

    Turtle Blues* « Fairegarden 2009

  • Bad for the species: I found out some time later that two of my turtles were ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata), which are officially threatened species now (they may not have been at the time, though).

    Turtle Blues* « Fairegarden 2009

  • Endemic turtles include the Bolsón desert turtle (Gopherus flavomarginatus), Coahuilan box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) and several softshells turtles.

    Chihuahuan desert 2008

  • From the patterns on the remaining scutes the large scales covering a turtle's carapace, I have identified the turtle as the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina.

    Archive 2006-01-01 AYDIN 2006

  • Turtle, Three-toed Box Terrapene canlina triunguis 268

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • Turtle, Three-toed Box Terrapene canlina triunguis 268

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • Turtle, Three-toed Box Terrapene canlina triunguis 268

    The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989

  • He was named Keith until “he” laid eggs and it became obvious that he was a she, at which point she became Keithetta, Terrapene carolina carolina, which is officially classified as “near threatened,” which classification translates roughly as “common, but we’d like it to be commoner.”

    Turtle Blues* « Fairegarden 2009

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