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Eastern box turtle
Natural variant

Gulf Coast box turtle

A variant of Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina)

Gulf Coast box turtle

Representative Eastern box turtlephoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The largest box turtle subspecies (T. c. major), native to the humid Gulf Coast, with a long, flared, often dark and less patterned carapace. Older adults frequently fade to a plain brownish or grayish shell.

This page covers the Gulf Coast box turtle variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Eastern box turtle

Other Turtles variants

Eastern box turtle (T. c. carolina)Three-toed box turtle