Terrapene is a genus of box turtles found in the eastern half of the United States and Mexico.
Taxonomy
Terrapene carolina
Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri (Taylor, 1894)
Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gulf Coast Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina major (Agassiz, 1857)
Three-toed Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis (Agassiz, 1857)
Mexican Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina mexicana (Gray, 1849)
Yucatan Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina yucatana (Boulenger, 1895)
Coahuilan Box Turtle, Terrapene coahuila (Schmidt & Owens, 1944)
Spotted Box Turtle, Terrapene nelsoni (Stejneger, 1925)
Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata (Agassiz, 1857)
Desert Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata luteola (Smith & Ramsey, 1952)
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