| Genus: Terrapene
Type of Shell: High domed Carapace, Plastron is hinged.
Three-toed Box turtles are one of 4 races of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene c. carolina). They are found in the western half of the Southeast. Ranging from Alabama to East Texas; and north to Southern half of Missouri. This species's habitat consists of woodlands; they enjoy the cover of trees. Their diet consists of berries, inverts and fungi.
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