BOXTURTLE

Box turtle

The box turtle is a genus of turtle native to North America . It is also known as the box tortoise, although box turtles are terrestrial members of the American pond turtle family, and not members of the tortoise family . The twelve taxa which are distinguished in the genus are distributed over four species. It is largely characterized by having a domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators. Box turtles have become popular pets, although their needs in captivity are complex. The females usually have yellowish, brown eyes and the males usually have red or orange eyes, but the most ...

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box turtle

Noun

  1. A turtle of the genus (the North American box turtles), or of or (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.


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