Wow! That female is like none I've ever seen. I've seen hundreds and hundreds of turtles in South Jersey alone. I wonder if she has some old fire damage? That's really amazing, she almost looks like a triunguis. Thanks for sharing the pics.

South Jersey has some very attractive box turtles. I grew up in the pine barrens, and I've found yellow, red, orange, and even PINK turtles! I actually went out hunting a few months ago when I visited my folks. I have an old apple orchard I herp in the middle of the pines that is a box turtle Mecca. I've found several males with pink coloration on their heads and limbs. Fortunately, I found nearly a dozen box turtles. Unfortunately, none had the pink. It figures, we never find what we want when we actually have a camera with us!

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