UNDERSIDE OF BOX TURTLE SHOW¬ 
ING HINGE 
New York Zoological Society. 
gia and southeastern Texas, whose shell is seven inches long. The shell is 
high and narrow, embellished with thin green lines radiating from the 
center. Other species are scattered over many parts of North America 
from Maine to Yucatan. 
Curiously enough, all of the box turtles found in North and Central 
America are classified and included with the water and pond turtles, al¬ 
though in appearance and habits they are more like tortoises than tei- 
rapins. 
