Coahuilan box turtle

Coahuilan box turtle
Coahuilan box turtle
Coahuilan box turtle at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species: T. coahuila
Binomial name
Terrapene coahuila
Schmidt & Owens, 1944

The Coahuilan box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) or Aquatic box turtle is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.

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