Western Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 7,072
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
Terrapene ornata is a species of North American box turtle sometimes referred to as the western box turtle or the ornate box turtle. It is one of two recognized species of box turtle in the United States, having two subspecies. The second recognized species of box turtle is the eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Terrapene ornata”.