DFW HERPS |
Terrapene carolina |
Eastern Box Turtle |
EASTERN BOX TURTLE Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) STATUS: Uncommon DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, and Tarrant HABITAT: Blackland Prairie, Eastern Cross Timbers, and Post Oak Belt SUBSPECIES: Three-toed Box Turtle T. c. triunguis (Agassiz, 1857). COMMENTS: Reports of this species from city areas may represent escaped captives. |