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Basic information
Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyPond turtles
GenusBox turtles
- Czech name
- Želva ozdobná
- English name
- Ornate Box Turtle
- Alternative names
- Želva krabičná, Caja Ornamentada, Desert Box Turtle, Schmuck-Dosenschildkröte, Western Box Turtle
- Synonyms
- Cistudo ornata, Terrapene longinsulae, Terrapene ornata var. cimarronensis, Terrapene whitneyi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 414 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 10.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 40 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body temperature
- 25–30.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~4 individuals
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7C3M7 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4