Eastern Box Turtle [Terrapene carolina carolina]

    The Eastern Box Turtle is the official state reptile of the state of North Carolina. The specimen below was found in St. Albans, West Virginia by David Kirsh of North Carolina who provided the digital image.  The box turtle is shown "frolicking" with an African Spurred Tortoise [Geochelone sulcata].

Eastern Box Turtle [Terrapene carolina carolina]

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