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This is what i thought was a female three toed box turtle found in brazos county tx last yr. She has a carapace length of about 5-3/4 inches. She has four toes on her hind feet and her only hatchling this yr also has four toes. Her carapace shape looks a lot like an eastern or gulf coast. Anyone think this could be hybrid able to produce offspring or just likely a three toed with uncommon genetics?

any ideas?

She very much looks like a cross between Terrapene carolina triunguis and T. c. major. Between subspecies they are crosses, between species it would be a hybrid.
She, as you've found out, will be fertile. Crosses are always fertile.

Danny

thanks alot for the info, quite informative. I believe you are correct!