The Eastern Box turtle, also known as the Common Eastern box turtle is a sub-species of North American box turtles of the genus Terrapene native to the Eastern part of the United States. Like all other box turtles, the Eastern box turtle has the ability to fully retract its limbs inside its shell and close […]

The Ornate box turtle is a North American box turtle of the genus Terrapene that can generally be recognized by its characteristic yellow lines on their dark brown carapace (the upper part of the shell). Its plastron, the lower part of the shell, is also ornamented by yellow and dark brown lines. The Ornate box […]

North American box turtles can be found in large parts of Mexico, the United States and Southeastern Canada. Box turtles can generally be identified by their characteristic domed shell. In addition to the North American species, several Asian box turtle species live in East and Southeast Asia. This post provides and overview of all types […]