Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Emydidae
- Genus
- Terrapene
- Also known as
- —
Ornate Box Turtle research
124 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz
Copeia · 1961 · cited 167 times
- Cold Hardiness and Overwintering Strategies of Hatchlings in an Assemblage of Northern Turtles
Ecology · 1995 · cited 116 times
- Influence of Hydration of the Environment on Eggs and Embryos of the Terrestrial Turtle Terrapene ornata
Physiological Zoology · 1985 · cited 60 times
- Experimental transmission and induction of ranaviral disease in Western Ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata ornata) and red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans).
Veterinary pathology · 2007 · cited 50 times
- Thread trailing of turtles: methods for evaluating spatial movements and pathway structure
Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1997 · cited 49 times
- Hot moments and hot spots: Identifying factors explaining temporal and spatial variation in turtle road mortality
Journal of Wildlife Management · 2012 · cited 48 times
- Home Range Behavior among Box Turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) of a Bottomland Forest in Maryland
Journal of Herpetology · 1989 · cited 44 times
- Home Range and Philopatry in the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata, in Iowa
The American Midland Naturalist · 2007 · cited 43 times
Ornate Box Turtle natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Brumation cohabitation
Kaylyn Hobelman · 2023 · Herpetological Review 54(1): 122 · Read the note
Burrow cooccupancy
Benjamin M. Reed · 2025 · Herpetological Review 56(2): 198 · Read the note
Carrion feeding
2009 · Herpetological Review 40(1): 80 · Read the note
Diet
Caden J. Myers and Drew R. Davis · 2025 · Herpetological Review 56(2): 199 · Read the note
Reed L. Davis and Drew R. Davis · 2024 · Herpetological Review 55(1): 88–89 · Read the note
Joshua M. Kapfer · 2023 · Herpetological Review 54(1): 121–122 · Read the note
Keith Geluso · 2021 · Herpetological Review 52(2): 399–400 · Read the note
Zachary K. Lange and Consuelo Alarcon · 2020 · Herpetological Review 51(3): 583–584 · Read the note
Keith Geluso and W. Wyatt Hoback · 2019 · Herpetological Review 50(1): 128–129 · Read the note
2018 · Herpetological Review 49(1): 111–112 · Read the note
Ian W. Murray, Patrick Alexander, and Christopher Cirrincione · 2014 · Herpetological Review 45(4): 692–693 · Read the note
Thomas R. Rainwater · 2012 · Herpetological Review 43(4): 640 · Read the note
Paige M. Hill, Travis E. Wilcoxen, and Ivan Ineich · 2005 · Herpetological Review 36(4): 443–445 · Read the note
Diet and microhabitat
2010 · Herpetological Review 41(4): 489 · Read the note
Longevity
2018 · Herpetological Review 49(3): 530 · Read the note
Mortality
2018 · Herpetological Review 49(4): 734 · Read the note
Nesting/ hatchling overwintering/ hatchling diet
2013 · Herpetological Review 44(1): 134–135 · Read the note
Parasitism
2023 · Herpetological Review 54(3): 458–459 · Read the note
Predation on cliff swallows
Mary Bomberger Brown · 2008 · Herpetological Review 39(4): 464–465 · Read the note
Same-sex mounting
Kaylyn Hobelman and Daniel F. Hughes · 2022 · Herpetological Review 53(1): 126 · Read the note
Scavenging
Michael L. Forsberg and Keith Geluso · 2017 · Herpetological Review 48(2): 429 · Read the note
Summer refugium
Thomas C. Brennan, Kevin R. Toal, Joseph T. Collins, Fred Antonio, and Ellis C. Greiner · 2003 · Herpetological Review 34(1): 59–61 · Read the note
Threat of cattle guards
Michael D. Klosterman · 2020 · Herpetological Review 51(1): 116 · Read the note
Keep a ornate box turtle?
Log feedings, weights and sheds in seconds, track genetics and lineage, and see how your animal compares with other keepers.
Start tracking free