Ornate box turtle  (Terrapene ornata)

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Glossary

Carnivorous: Flesh-eating.
Carrion: The flesh of a dead animal.
Hibernation: A winter survival strategy in which the animal passes the winter in a resting state. This period of inactivity is characterised by specific biological and biochemical changes including lowered blood pressure and respiration rate. In reptiles, this is also known as brumation.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Redder, A.J., Dodd Jr, C.K., Keinath, D., Mcdonald, D. and Ise, T. (2006) Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata): A Technical Conservation Assessment. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available at:
    http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/projects/scp/assessments/ornateboxturtle.pdf
  3. CITES (June, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Ernst, C.H., Altenburg, R.G.M. and Barbour, R.W. (1997) Turtles of the World. ETI Information Systems Ltd, Netherlands.
  5. Bartlett, R.D. and Bartlett, P.P. (1996) Turtles and Tortoises: Everything About Selection, Care, Nutrition, Housing, and Behavior. Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, New York.
  6. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (June, 2008)
    http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/herps/boxtur.htm