Tortoise Identification

[mari01]

Hi! I saw this baby tortoise when I was hiking a year ago in Knoxville, TN and I never realized that there are tortoises in TN, would someone be able to tell me what species this is? Thanks!

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Hi! I saw this baby tortoise when I was hiking a year ago in Knoxville, TN and I never realized that there are tortoises in TN, would someone be able to tell me what species this is? Thanks!View attachment 309006

It's a baby Eastern Box turtle. Though not technically a tortoise they do live on land.

 

[mari01]

It's a baby Eastern Box turtle. Though not technically a tortoise they do live on land.

Ohhhh thank you! I had thought it was a tortoise because of it’s legs and body