Florida Box Turtle
Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri
This turtle was found in north Tampa. Most Florida Box turtles have more prominent radiating lines on the carapace, but there is a great deal of morphological variation in the Florida populations. The carapace design of this male is similar to the more northern subspecies, Terrapene carolina carolina, found over a hundred miles north of this location, from (roughly) the Florida/Georgia border northwards. But the neck stripe and the brown, rather than red, eyes are characteristic of T.c. bauri.
Florida Box Turtle
Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri
This turtle was found in north Tampa. Most Florida Box turtles have more prominent radiating lines on the carapace, but there is a great deal of morphological variation in the Florida populations. The carapace design of this male is similar to the more northern subspecies, Terrapene carolina carolina, found over a hundred miles north of this location, from (roughly) the Florida/Georgia border northwards. But the neck stripe and the brown, rather than red, eyes are characteristic of T.c. bauri.