Amberlamothe23
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The coloration and markings on Eastern box turtles, Terrapene carolina carolina, are highly variableIs it possible to be 100precent sure...
The coloration and markings on Eastern box turtles, Terrapene carolina carolina, are highly variable
as are those of another type of Eastern called the Three-toed box turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis.
Like other forms of box turtle, the two also interbreed creating even more variable turtles
called intergrades.
So exact identification is difficult, sometimes impossible.
But it is certainly a form of Eastern box turtle.
And btw, thank you very much for your concern and willingness to take on the rescue
of this little turtle with a challenged past.
She seems otherwise bright-eyed, healthy and beautiful.