'Eastern Box Turtle' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Eastern Box Turtle

16 July 2023

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina
iNaturalist Observation
MARKED RESEARCH GRADE

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A survey of species of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD) and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE) (July 2023)

25 Observations
16 Identified Species
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Fowler's Toad
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
Flock of Avocet
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Eastern Mud Turtle
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
Juvenile Osprey

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More Observations of Eastern Box Turtle

1 Other Observations
Juvenile Eastern Box Turtle
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
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