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DFW HERPS 
Terrapene ornata |
Ornate Box Turtle |
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ORNATE BOX TURTLE Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) STATUS: Common DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Ft. Worth Prairie, Mesquite Grand Prairie, Eastern Cross Timbers, Blackland Prairie, Cedar-limestone Hills, and Western Cross Timbers
COMMENTS: This species is not as common as it once was. |