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Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis


Date: April 30
Time: 9:11 AM
Location: 1.4 mile east of FM 2706 at Hwy 287, Anderson County, TX
Site: In a sandy clearing at the edge of a wooded area
Weather: Overcast, winds 13 mph SSE
Temperature: 75o F Humidity: 78%
Notes: During an adventure in the woodlands of East Texas, a Three-toed Box Turtle was discovered as it was out in the morning searching for food. The old specimen's shell was worn and battered. Teeth marks, scrapes and chips told of the turtle's long life that had some tough moments of survival in the wild. Both of the rear feet had three long claws on the toes that give this type of Box Turtle thier name.

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Reptile - Three-toed Box Turtle

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