What kind of turtle is this?

[krichardson]

.....found in Pennsylvania,I was thinking either a box or a wood turtle?

 

[Kris P Bacon]

Sure it is not aquatic? I don't know, just know it is a tiny thing! Was it found in an upland area, far from water?

 

[krichardson]

Sure it is not aquatic? I don't know, just know it is a tiny thing! Was it found in an upland area, far from water?

Yeah it was a good distance away from any body of water.It was actually near a roadside.I'm not aware of any aquatic turtles in this area that look like this,all we really have are snappers,musks and red ears.

 

[Kris P Bacon]

Yeah it was a good distance away from any body of water.It was actually near a roadside.I'm not aware of any aquatic turtles in this area that look like this,all we really have are snappers,musks and red ears.

Most likely one of what you said, then. Juveniles can be hard to ID.

 

[Dloks]

Did you end up keeping this cute sucker

 

[krichardson]

Did you end up keeping this cute sucker

Tempting but no.I placed it farther away from the road.

 

[noveske86]

Eastern Box turtle

 

[PYRU]

Yep baby eastern box turtle

A man after my own heart. Nice spyderco delica

 

[krichardson]

Yep baby eastern box turtle

A man after my own heart. Nice spyderco delica

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Is that one yours Pyru?

 

[PYRU]

Is that one yours Pyru?

I just googled a pic to see if thats what it was. The shell looked the same as an adult, but I've never seen a baby that small until your pic. They used to be around here all the time, but now you only occassionally see them if you take a back road when it rains