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Gulf Coast, Ornate, Hybrid?

PHRatz Jun 19, 2005 10:26 AM

This is a turtle who was found with nail polish on her carapace. She was found in West TX where the only box turtles that occur naturally are T.O.ornata & T.O.luteola. There is a problem with residents keeping lots of turtles in their backyards & they often do pick up any turtle they see no matter where they are traveling in TX or NM, then they keep them all together in their backyards & feed them cat food. Yeah I know it's annoying.
Could this be an extremely large ornate or could she be a hybrid of an ornate & Gulf coast box? She weighs a pound & a half, she's huge.
In one photo she is next to the box who used to be our largest. What do you think?

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PHRatz

Replies (2)

kisatchie Jun 19, 2005 11:51 AM

Sure looks like a big, ol' prue ornate to me. Pretty impressive.
Jim McLean

PHRatz Jun 21, 2005 10:08 AM

Thanks Jim.. that's the opinion most people have, she's pure ornate. She's something else, huge yet skittish & shy but we enjoy her being with us.
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PHRatz

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