Scientific Name
    Terrapene carolina carolina
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
            Park
    Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
            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
    Fabre, 2007:Also see Observation evidence linked to Terrapene carolina. /Cook and Pinnock, 1989: Introduced to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge by NPS./Cook and Zuzworsky, 2000- From 1980-1986, 208 individuals were released at Ruler's Bar Hassock in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Up tp 1999, 39 offspring were noted./ Cook, 2002: Summary status through 1999 for restoration efforts at GATE-Established at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and Probably established at FBF./ McArthur-Heuser, 2004:Occurs at Sandy Hook./; Data Source: Cook, 2005;
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Cook, 1989:This formerly common native species has decline tremendously in Gateway Region.; Data Source: Cook, 2005
        
            Abundance
    Unknown
    Abundance Notes
    Cook, 1989:This formerly common native species has declined tremendously in Gateway Region./Cook, 1995:Individuals found throughout GATE, but status as a viable population is uncertain./; Data Source: Cook, 2005
        
        Management Tags
        - 
            Management Priority
                March, 2005: Status is listed as Special Concern in New York (NY DEC)./For Terrapene carolina: NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S3; State Protected Status=SC; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=W; Global Rank=G5./
 
Seasonality Tags
        - 
            Breeder
                Cook and Pinnock, 1989: At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, the box turtle status as an established population is still uncertain. Several young box turtles have been found recently, indicating that successful reproduction has occurred./ McArthur-Heuser, 2004:At Sandy Hook, viable population/; Data Source: Cook, 2005, 1989;McArthur-Heuser, 2004
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
39    
    References
    
    Vouchers
    
1    
            External Links
    
0    
            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    amk - I & M Office
            Created Date
    1/5/2000 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    amk - I & M Office
            Last Modified Date
    7/24/2008 12:00:00 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: Cook and Pinnock, 1989:Terrestrial, it is found in uplands and gardens./, Park Species Data Source: Cook & Pinnock, 1989; Cook, 1989, Zuzworsky, 1997; Cook, 2000; Cook, 2002; McArthur-Heuser, 2004; Cook, 2005
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