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Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

Classification

Family
Emydidae

The three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis) is a species within the genus of hinge-shelled turtles commonly referred to as box turtles. This species is native to the south-central part of the United States and is the official reptile of the state of Missouri. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the eastern box turtle as T.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 15,556Portugal · 1