Chris - that looks like a Desert Box Turtle, I'd need better pics to be sure

The most common North American Box Turtles include:

* Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) - Most common
* Three-Toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)
* Gulf Coast Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina major
* Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)

The following North American box turtles are typically found in limited geographical ranges and have more specialized needs.

* Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri)
* Mexican Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina mexicana)
* Yucutan Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina yucatana)
* Desert Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata luteola)
* Coahuila Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila)
* Nayarit (Spotted) Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni)

Cat, your Eastern Boxies, Terrapene carolina carolina (common Eastern box turtle), cover the largest area, living from Michigan and Maine in the north, and range south to the boundaries of the other subspecies.

Mine is an Ornate.

There aren't many things that can prey upon box turtles, but I'd guess it was a raccoon.


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