I was guessing hybrid because of the 4 toes but what do you mean by Lutiola?She could be a lutiola. I have several three toed that look like yours, but they have 3 toes on their back feet, and yours has 4.
Gotcha! ThanksTerrapene ornata lutiola (desert box turtle).
I was guessing hybrid because of the 4 toes but what do you mean by Lutiola?
Terrapene ornata lutiola (desert box turtle).
She's a LTC so unfortunately I don't have photos of the parents.If it is a Terrapene ornata luteola I would love to see its parents Whether its a Desert or a Hybrid, sure is a keeper!
Some three toeds have 4 toes, but then they also have very doomed carapaces and hers is more flattened like an ornate. Where I live we also don't get three toed box turtles.She looks like a three toed, but with 4 toes on the back feet.
Only ornate box turtles lack the keel on the carapace.Doesn't the raised ridge (keel) down the midline of the carapace indicate a three-toed? I can see it in the pic I think.
I have a three toed/Louisiana Gulf Coast boxie. She has 4 toes on her back feet as well but does not look as much 3 toed as this one. She has a lot of the gulfie influence.Not all Three Toed box turtles will have only 3 toes. This is one without a doubt has heavy Eastern box influence and I have seen several pure examples that resemble it very closely. However, there could very well be Three Toe or even Louisiana Gulf Coast in her hence the tans and yellows.