Yucatán box turtle

Yucatán box turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. carolina
Subspecies:	T. c. yucatana
Trinomial name
	Terrapene carolina yucatana; (Boulenger, 1895)
Synonyms
	Cistudo yucatana Boulenger, 1895; Terrapene yucatana ; – Siebenrock, 1909; Terrapene mexicana yucatana ; – H.M. Smith, 1939; Terrapene carolina yucatana ; – Milstead, 1967; Terapene mexicana jucatana Nietzke, 1973 (ex errore);

The Yucatán box turtle (Terrapene carolina yucatana) is a subspecies of box turtle endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

It is found in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

Its shell is light-colored with some star-shaped dark spots. Its head is also light-colored. It has four toes on each foot.

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