|
|
Three-toed Box Turtle
"Lionel"
|
- Order: Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
-
- Family: Emydidae (aquatic and subaquatic turtles)
Genus: Terrapene (box turtles)
|
| Also known as:
Eastern Box Turtle (general name for all subspecies of T.
carolina) |
Scientific Name:
Terrapene carolina triunguis Agassiz, 1857 |
| Habitat:
Wooded to semi-open areas of the eastern states.
|
|
| Length: This
individual's carapace measures 5.4 inches long. |
Terrapene=from
Native American word for turtle, carolina="ornate,"
triunguis"="three toes" |
| Food: A
variety of items--box turtles are omnivorous. In captivity,
this individual has eaten: apples, bananas, corn, carrots,
collard greens, cantaloupe, green beans, peas, lettuce, tomatoes,
pinkie mice, crickets, nightcrawlers, spinach, watermelon, May
beetles (June bugs), cicadas, grasshoppers, minnows and goldfish. |
|
| I've had Lionel since
1984, when I picked "him" up near Joplin, Missouri.
I put "him" in quotes, because Lionel is actually a
female. Of course, I didn't know this at the time I named
"him"--I was only 10 years old! |
|
| This picture is from
1995. I'll try to take a better one soon!
|
|
|
Up | Ornate
Box Turtle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
