Western Box Turtle
The Western Box Turtle is a special species among the genus Golden Box Turtle. It has a beautiful carapace and lives on open grasslands. It takes five years to reach adulthood. It likes to eat some insects and occasionally some berries. It is widely distributed and is a relatively rare box turtle species. .
Chinese name:Western box turtle
English name ：Western Box Turtle
Latin name: Terrapene ornata
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Creeping Order
Order:Turtles
Family: Celerydae
Genus: Brocade Box Turtle
Species: Western Box Turtle
Dispersed :Southern South Dakota, Iowa, and eastern Illinois, south to Louisiana and Texas, and west to southwestern Arizona. There are independent populations in northwest Indiana and parts of adjacent Illinois.
Appearance characteristics: The plastron has obvious movable hinge joints; it is often the same length as the carapace, and the scutes have a continuous pattern, which is yellow rays . The male turtle has red eyes and the back of the plastron is slightly sunken; while the female turtle has slightly yellowish brown eyes.
Living conditions. :It mainly includes open grasslands, but also grazing pastures, open woodlands, and waterways in dry and barren sandy land.
Growing customs: Oviparous, laying 2 to 8 eggs per clutch. The eggs are oval in shape, about 1 3/8" (35 mm) long, and the egg shell is relatively strong.
Food habits: Western box turtles are omnivorous, but they are more insectivorous than other box turtles and will occasionally eat some fruits and vegetables. .
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