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Scientific Name
Terrapene carolina carolina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
eastern box turtle
Park Synonyms
Terrapene carolina
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Testudinoidea |
| Family | Emydidae |
| Subfamily | Emydinae |
| Genus | Terrapene |
| Species | Terrapene carolina |
| Subspecies | Terrapene carolina carolina |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Bradley D. Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 8/5/2005.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bradley D. Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 8/5/2005.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bradley D. Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 8/5/2005.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Bradley D. Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 8/5/2005.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
K. Derge
Created Date
5/4/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/5/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See Terrapene carolina profile to view additional species evidence--Bradley R. Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 8/5/2005., Park Species Data Source: Yahner et al., 2001. NPBIB-176358 and raw data., Accepted Detail: Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY.
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