Three-toed Box Tortoise (m) (USA = ' Turtle ' ) Terrapene carolina triunguis

Superbe!!! :)))

Dankon Maria !

Outstanding capture!

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Thankyou William !

HOW BEAUTIFUL ! ****
You perfectly got it, Pam !

Thankyou Christiane !

Wow he's quite small then - but as you say, in perfect condition. Great photo

Thankyou Jenny !

Yes.. for this species 6-7 inches is about adult.

How wonderful & I love the markings...... Looks huge in the photo !!!

Thankyou Marj !

Yes he does !

Great portrait.

Thankyou George !

What a beauty. An excellent close up.

Thankyou Esther !

Outstanding.

Obrigado Jose !

Stunning shot of this Tortoise. Tack sharp details Well done Pam regards Tess

Thankyou Tess !

Great shot!
Seems to me like they get a little bigger down here and some of us call them gophers for some unknown reason.

Thankyou Dick...

It depends on the breed... these are about maxed out at around 6-7 inches.

I have heard "Gopher" Tortoise used as a nickname .

Cool animal

Thankyou Sanna !

Nicely caught image of a lovely creature, thanks for sharing

Thankyou John !

He was very patient with me !

Hello!! You are so beautiful!

Great portrai!

Thankyou Helena !

Fantastic portrait! The turtle has neat markings, too =)

Thankyou Fizgig !

He was a beautiful boy and a very patient tortoise with the human !

Wow, amazing detail! What a handsome fellow.

Thankyou rabbit !

Not as handsome as you though !

Un beau portrait !

Merci Misou !

Adorable capture. Stunning shot. Greetings, Heinz.

Thankyou Heinz !

As Kenny said -- I missed this, also !
Very different than the turtle I posted ;)

Hugsssssssssss SAB !

What a beauty. I have never seen this sub-species. Mostly here in Mississippi are the Eastern (T.c. carolina and Florida T.c.bauri). My dogs catch them and bring them home frequently. Usually I distract the dogs before the turtles are seriously injured. By the way, Wikipedia says they are not tortoises: "Although box turtles are superficially similar to tortoises in terrestrial habits and overall appearance, they are actually members of the American pond turtle family (Emydidae)."

Thankyou Ron !

What is different is English and American terminology though ! I am English.. living in America.. and still speak English English.. not American English !

Haha! We know which is which, but we only say tortoise when there's a naturalist or a biologist nearby.

LOLLLL Diane !

Beautiul details. Great framing!

THANKYOU RAINER

I love tortoises, they are all beautiful and this one is special!