One Of My Favorite Box Turtles

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egyptiandan

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Can you guess what he is :p
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I want to say eastern. my favorite is the florida box.
 

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Nice. Is it an Eastern? I don't know box turtles very well.
 

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With that green head I'm guessing either western (luteola) or ornate.
 

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With the sand in the enclosure I am guessing he is from the south, Mexio area. Cahoulian box turtle?
 

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We have a winner :D It is a Mexican box turtle, Terrapene carolina mexicana. :)

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Wait a minute Danny you didn't tell us why this was one of your favorite Box Turtles. Is it because of the color or the personality? :D
 

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So close, does this one belong to you Danny?
 

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No he's not mine, but a friends.

He is nice, but it's the subspecies that is one of my favorites :) as is Terrapene carolina yucatana, T. nelsoni nelsoni and T.n.klauberi.

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Danny-
Mexican was my guess, but saw the thread late.
That looks like Florida sand?

They are beautiful. Can we see pictures of what you have?
 
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