Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
Created: April 19th, 2014 - 09:11 PM
Last Modified: April 20th, 2014 - 05:28 PM Entered by: Chris McMartin
Record 181778
Last Modified: April 20th, 2014 - 05:28 PM Entered by: Chris McMartin
Record 181778
Country: United States |
State: Kansas |
County: Harper County |
Time: 2014-04-19 16:15:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Grassland <30 Yards from Creek |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: ----- |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 1274.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
This turtle was long dead. I happened to step on the empty shell in tall grass while exploring the banks of a creek through grassland/rangeland. The shell was brittle and shattered when I stepped on it.