Box Turtles
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Terrapene Type Species: Terrapene carolina Box turtles are turtles of the genus Terrapene, living in North America (United States and Mexico). In addition, they also go by the name “box tortoise”, even though they are terrestrial associates of the American…