THE REPTILES OF OHIO 



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When the Ohio locahty records are plotted upon a map they are seen to 

 fall into two groups. One of these is in northwestern Ohio where the box 

 turtle is found in the sandy "Oak Openings," on beaches, etc. The other 

 group is widespread in southern Ohio (Map 33). 



It appears that this turtle does not occur naturally in northeastern Ohio. 

 It is unknown to the residents of that part of the state. 



The constant transportation by human agency of all kinds of turtles, and 

 especially the species of Terrapene, is such that it is becoming more and more 

 difficult to determine the original ranges. In the course of the present work 

 it was the policy to discount all records in which there seemed to be any doubt 

 as to the origin of the specimen. Locality records for Ohio are: 



Adams County: Cedar Mills (TZS 724); Lynx Prairie, near Lynx; IVz mi 

 E of West Union. Athens County: Carthage Twp. (TZS 438); Dover Twp. 

 (TZS 500). Brown County: (CSNH 1460); 4 mi. NW of Aberdeen; 2 mi. N 

 of Georgetown (TZS 1897); Russellville (TZS 2148). BuTLER CoUNTY: West- 

 chester (MU). Champaign County: Cedar Swamp. 5 mi. SSW of Urbana (OSM 

 237.1). Clermont County: Near Clermontville, Monroe Twp. (CSNH 1079); 



Map 33. Ohio locality records and general 

 range of the Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina. 



