Spotted box turtle

The Spotted box turtle is classified as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.

The Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Source - * Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Terrapene nelsoni. More

1925b, the southern spotted box turtle, is restricted to the vicinity of Pedro Pablo, Nayarit, Mexico. Its carapace is straw-colored to tan or dark brown and the light spots are larger and less numerous. More

the spotted box turtle, Terrapene nelsoni, lives in the Sonoran Desert; and the Coahuilan box turtle, Terrapene coahuila, is native to a single valley in Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert. More

The Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. More

Common names

Gespikkelde doosschildpad in Dutch - Nederlands
spotted box turtle in English - English
Tortue-boîte du mexique in French - français
Tortuga manchada in Spanish - español

Order : Testudines
Family : Emydidae
Genus : Terrapene
Species : Terrapene nelsoni
Authority : Stejneger, 1925