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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Emydidae (Pond Turtles)
subfamily.......Emydinae (Emydine Turtles)
genus...............Terrapene (Box Turtles)
species
species list
T. carolina (Common Box Turtle)
T. coahuila (Coahuilan Box Turtle)
T. nelsoni (Spotted Box Turtle)
T. ornata (Ornate Box Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Merrem 1820 : 27
- Common Name
- Box Turtles
- Distribution
- Temperate and subtropical North America
- Comments
- Reviewed by Milstead (1969), Smith and Smith (1979), and Ernst and McBreen (1991). Species group names follow Milstead (1969).
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