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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Amphibians and Reptiles

Eastern Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina)

Photo: Scott Ballard
Eastern Box Turtle

Check out the IDNR’s Wild About Illinois Turtles! website to learn about the eastern box turtle also known as the woodland box turtle.

The Prairie Research Institute’s Illinois Natural History Survey provides a species distribution map and more natural history information.