Species

Terrapene mexicana

Terrapene mexicana · described by (GRAY 1849)

Eastern Box Turtle, a close relative of Terrapene mexicana — Pictured: Eastern Box Turtle, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Fossil specimen.
Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Terrapene mexicana
First described: (GRAY 1849)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Turtles and Tortoises (Testudines)
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree