Spotted box turtle

Spotted box turtle
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Terrapene
Species:	T. nelsoni
Binomial name
	Terrapene nelsoni; Stejneger, 1925
Synonyms
	Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Terrapene nelsoni ; Stejneger, 1925; Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni ; — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Terrepene nelsoni ; — Pawley, 1971; Terapene nelsoni ; — Nietzke, 1973; Terrapene nelsoni klauberi Terrapene klauberi ; Bogert, 1943; Terrapene nelsoni klauberi ; — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Terapene klauberi ; — Nietzke, 1973;

The spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.

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