Scientific Name
Terrapene carolina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Terrapene carolina major
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 |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Due to heavy collecting for the pet trade, box turtles were recently listed under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
R. A. Seigel
Created Date
7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
R. A. Seigel
Last Modified Date
8/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Anderson, N. J. and R. A. Seigel. 2003. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve- Barataria Unit: Inventory and Monitoring Program for Amphibians and Reptiles. Final Report to the National Park Service.
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