Three-toed Box Turtle vs. Ornate Box Turtle

Both are small box turtles with a hinged underside. The Three-toed has a plain olive-brown or horn-coloured domed shell, often with a low keel and only faint yellow lines, usually three toes on each hind foot, and a head and forelegs often bright orange or red; its underside is plain. The Ornate has a flatter dark shell with bold yellow lines fanning out from the centre of every plate, above and below, yellow spots on the head, and sandy prairie rather than woods.

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