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Types Of Box Turtles. The Spotted Box Turtle is an. Its one of the smaller types of box turtle at a length of 55 inches 14cm. Box turtles are native to North America. Yucatan peninsula and northeastern parts.
Some need higher temperatures. Box turtles are a very common species that live in the east and southwest US. Yellow-margined box turtle Chinese box turtle or Snake-eating turtle Cuora flavomarginata Geographical Range. Terrapene carolina carolina is the Eastern box turtle sometimes also just called the common box turtle. The Spotted Box Turtle is an. The box turtle can be recognized by its domed shell which is hinged at the bottom making it possible.
The widest distributed species is the common box turtle which is found in the United States subspecies carolina major bauri triunguis.
It is also the official state reptile of North Carolina which is where the species and subspecies name comes from. These creatures are one of the few turtles that do not swim in the water. Without a doubt box turtles are some of the planets most beloved species. The ornate box turtle and the desert box turtle. The box turtle can be recognized by its domed shell which is hinged at the bottom making it possible. This species of box turtles also belong to Mexico.