Ornate box turtle

The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) is one of only two terrestrial species of turtles native to the Great Plains of the United States. It is one of the two different subspecies of Terrapene ornata. It is the state reptile of Kansas and Nebraska. It is currently listed as threatened in Illinois and is of concern and protected in six Midwestern states (Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, and Wisconsin).

This article is about the subspecies Terrapene ornata ornata. For the subspecies Terrapene ornata, see Terrapene ornata.

Ornate box turtle
Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species:
T. ornata
Subspecies:
T. o. ornata
Trinomial name
Terrapene ornata ornata
(Agassiz, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Cistudo ornata Agassiz, 1857
  • Terrapene ornata Baur, 1891
  • Terrapene ornata var. cimarronensis Cragin, 1894
  • Terrapene [ornata] ornata Siebenrock, 1909
  • Terrepene ornata Slevin, 1939
  • Terrapene carolina ornata Nietzke, 1969
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