Common box turtle
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phylum | Chordata | The common box turtle 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. The turtle is primarily terrestrial and eats a wide variety of plants and animals. The females lay their eggs in the summer. Turtles in the northern part of their range hibernate over the winter.
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clade | Anapsida | |
order | Testudines | |
family | Emydidae | |
genus | Terrapene | |
species | T. carolina |