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Florida Box Turtle

Florida Box Turtle line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

Florida Box Turtle full color illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The Florida Box Turtle was completed on 12.1.09. I really enjoy drawing turtles and the Florida Box was really a lot of fun to do. The pattern on the shell on these reptiles is truly beautiful. There's a only a few other species and sub-species of box turtles I have left to render. The next will probably be a Desert Box. The illustration is based on a photo by Jake Scott.

Information about the Florida Box Turtle:

The Florida Box Turtle is a sub-species of the Eastern Box Turtle. It is a small to medium sized turtle and one of four box turtles found in Florida. The carapace is mostly darkish-black and is somewhat elongated compared to other box turtles. They are endemic to marshes, forests, swamp edges and open woodlands - they're even occasionally found in residential gardens. These reptiles are protected is it illegal to remove them from the wild.