Ornate box turtle

This article is about the subspecies Terrapene ornata ornata. For the subspecies Terrapene ornata, see Terrapene ornata.

Ornate box turtle
Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species:
T. ornata
Subspecies:
T. o. ornata
Trinomial name
Terrapene ornata ornata
(Agassiz, 1857[2])
Synonyms[3]
  • Cistudo ornata Agassiz, 1857
  • Terrapene ornata Baur, 1891
  • Terrapene ornata var. cimarronensis Cragin, 1894
  • Terrapene [ornata] ornata Siebenrock, 1909
  • Terrepene ornata Slevin, 1939
  • Terrapene carolina ornata Nietzke, 1969

The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) is one of only two terrestrial species of turtles native to the Great Plains of the United States. It is one of the two different subspecies of Terrapene ornata. It is the state reptile of Kansas[4] and Nebraska.[5] It is currently listed as threatened in Illinois[6] and is of concern and protected in six Midwestern states (Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, and Wisconsin).[7]

  1. ^ van Dijk, P.P.; Hammerson, G.A. (2016) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Terrapene ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T21644A97429080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T21644A9304752.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Terrapene ornata ornata". Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 200–201. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.
  4. ^ "Kansas State Animal". Archived from the original on 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. ^ Bureau, Martha Stoddard World-Herald (28 October 2022). "Ricketts names ornate box turtle as the Nebraska state reptile". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Redder, AJ, CK Dodd, D Keinath, D Mcdonald and T Ise, 2006. "Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata): A technical conservation assessment". USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Accessed November 29, 2008. Peer review administered by the Society for Conservation Biology.