Type of Shell: High domed Carapace, Plastron is hinged.

Ornate Box Turtles are found throughout the Midwest states. Adults reach around five inches in length and can live up to 30 years. Like other Box turtles, this species is omnivorous. Their diet consists of berries, worms and insects.  They escape the heat of the day by burrowing under vegetration or soaking in mud. They ememge in mass during summer downpores, often encountered when they cross the road.

Check out some box turtle poetry from the Chelonian Research Foundation.

References