1 year old Eastern Box Turtle

  Box Turtles of North America

T. o. luteola

The Desert or Western Ornate Box Turtle

The Desert or Western Ornate Box Turtle has very attractive radiating patterns on the plastron as well as the carapace.

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Male

Male plastron

Female Plastron

Ornate and Florida box turtles are often confused. Here are some pictures for comparison

Ornate on the left. Florida on the right

Florida box turtle on the left, ornate on the right

Florida box turtle on the right, ornate on the left

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