Testudo carolina carolina Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern box turtle)
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Testudo carolina according to W. Auffenberg 1967
See also Milstead 1956
Sister taxa: Testudo carolina bauri, Testudo carolina longinsulae, Testudo carolina major, Testudo carolina triunguis
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Testudo carolina carolina in the database