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Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)



Seven subspecies of this turtle are currently recognized.
Box turtles in Alabama occur in a bewildering array of shapes and color patterns.
Most box turtle populations in Alabama are intergradient combinations involving 2 or 3 subspecies including:
T. c. carolina, T. c. major, and T. c. triunquis (the Three-toed box turtle)
with characteristics of the former predominating.

Information Source: Mount, Robert H., The Reptiles and Amphibians of Alabama, 1975. 1996 Reprint Edition. p. 296.
University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486




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