this is an old picture of a box turtle i had in st louis when i was a kid

[SILVERSTAR]

i dont know the exact species but it is a box turtle.the other pics i got in the sacramento river last year,summer time turtles basking.

 

[dmarcus]

Nice photo's, the boxie had some nice colors...

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

The box turtle looks a lot like the Ornates (Terrapene ornata) I'd find in south-west Arkansas.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Nice!

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

i dont know the exact species but it is a box turtle.the other pics i got in the sacramento river last year,summer time turtles basking.

Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis), which is native to St. Louis, Missouri. I had a few growing up myself here in Colorado (although the native box turtle here is the ornate, Terrapene ornata ornata). Boxies are such great little turtles - so beautiful. Very tortoise-like, although they are technically pond turtles, so they do need some live prey. Nice photos of pond turtles, too, by the way.

 

[SILVERSTAR]

yeah the pond turtles are from cali but those box turtle used to be everywhere on missouri back roads when i was a kid still are inplaces i loved that turtle and yeah he would snap up roley poleys no prob.

 

[Kristina]

I agree, definitely a three toed. Handsome dude