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Scientific Name
Terrapene carolina carolina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO)
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: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Subject to heavy collecting by visitors--Tiebout, 2003.
-
Management Priority
Heavy road mortality and collecting--all individuals given unique identification marks--Tiebout, 2003.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
6
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
2/18/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/11/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Terrapene carolina to view additional species evidence. Lowland forest, tall grass meadows, wetlands, and roads; Encountered 16 times. Only terrestrial turtles in the northeast, most frequently found in deciduous forest and ecotones between forest and fields., Park Species Data Source: Tiebout, 2003. NPBIB-552045., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. September 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/.
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