The common box turtle is a species of box turtle with five existing subspecies. It is found throughout the Eastern United States and Mexico. The box turtle has a distinctive hinged lower shell that al
Reptiles, as commonly defined, are tetrapod vertebrate animals with an ectothermic metabolism and amniotic development. Reptiles traditionally comprise four orders: Testudines, Crocodilia, Squamata an
Common box turtle
…Common box turtle Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix II Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Emydidae Genus: Terrapene Species: T. carolina Binomial name Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies…