Candy5
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Someone found this wandering around a neighborhood. Is it a turtle or tortoise?
Turtle or Tortoise?
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Not a very clear picture, but I'm leaning towards box turtle. Can we see the underneath portion?
That looks like a turtle, what kind I'm not sure. A terrestrial kind, I think? I will leave the rest to someone with more experience than me. Good luck!
It's a box turtle. Not sure what kind. However, if we can get its ID and if it's a native species, it needs to be left in the wild.
@Markw84 maybd can help
@Markw84 maybd can help
@Anthony P maybe too can ID
No, Barb. . . if in CAlifornia, like the OP, they're not indigenous here.
You don't have any box turtles at all native? Didn't know that. Thanks
Yup. Box turtles range ends like new Mexico the furtherest West I believe and those are like desert ornates. Three toeds go as far as Texas . we have the western pond turtle and res lol
Kyle
Looks like a Gulf Coast Box to me, but the neck markings are a bit different. Hard to be sure from just this picture.
Certainly not native to California.
Certainly not native to California.
I just figured seeing we have them, here in the cold states, everyone would have them.
Turtle.
