Ornate Box Turtle

                 

      ORNATE BOX TURTLE

 

SPECIES: Terrapene ornata

STATUS: Near threatened

HABITAT: Grasslands, open areas in forest.

DIET: Like all box turtles, the Ornate Box Turtle is an omnivore feeding on fallen fruit, grasses, vegetables, and insects such as beetles, grasshoppers and earthworms.

GENERAL: The Ornate Box Turtle is one of the more colorful box turtles.

 

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