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Scientific Name
Terrapene carolina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
eastern box turtle
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderTestudines
SuborderCryptodira
SuperfamilyTestudinoidea
FamilyEmydidae
SubfamilyEmydinae
GenusTerrapene
SpeciesTerrapene carolina
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Scott and Davenport 2005, Bibkey #563092
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
39
References
1
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-CUPN
Created Date
4/27/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Bill Moore
Last Modified Date
5/3/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Scott 2003
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