Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.27 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5466081 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC0B997B-FFB3-FFBB-FCB8-12D31644F8DA |
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Marcus |
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Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Examined material. UNITED STATES • 1 via survey; Texas, Harris County, Houston ; 29.7714°N, 095.5701°W; first encounter on 1 Apr. 2018; capture via transect survey GoogleMaps .
Identification. A primarily terrestrial species with a high domelike shell. A middorsal keel can be seen that may have faded in adults. This species can be identified from aquatic species of turtle by its unwebbed toes and a hinged, movable plastron ( Powell et al. 2016).
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