Yes, I'm afraid I'll have to agree with you. That is indeed the prettiest box turtle I've ever seen!!! All my gulf coast box turtles are drab, bone color with no pattern at all. Yours almost looks like an eastern.
It's 100% gulf coast from south la. This is a really rare coloration from this area. 9 out of 10 are either tan or brown with minimal coloration but on occasion unique colorations do pop up. Gulf coast can be much more colorful than people think. I have other GC stunners but this guy is mind blowing in every way and is still growing. I'll post some more of my collection soon. Maybe I should have saved him for last lol.
He will be breed to several choice females next year. Of course I'll post the results of that project when the time comes. Thanks for the compliments everyone.