Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata ornata
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- T. o. ornata – Kleberg Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- T. o. ornata – Kleberg Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- T. o. ornata – Refugio Co, Tx – photo by Todd Hughes
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Terrapene o. ornata occurs in eastern New Mexico and throughout most of Texas with the exception of the Big Bend Region.
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Terrapene ornata ornata (Agassiz – 1857)
Genus: Terrapene, derived from Native American word for turtle
Species/Subspecies: ornata, Latin = decorated, adorned – ref. ornate radiated pattern on upper shell
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962