State Reptile: Turtle
Emblem: Eastern Box Turtle
The General Assembly of 1979 designated the turtle (Terrapene carolina) as the official State Reptile for North Carolina. (Session Laws, 1979, c. 154).
§ 145-9. State reptile.
The turtle is adopted as the official State reptile of the State of North Carolina, and the eastern box turtle is designated as the emblem representing the turtles inhabiting North Carolina. (1979, c. 154, s. 1.)
Related entry: Eastern Box Turtle
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1 June 2007 | Case, Steven
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nunna business replied on Permalink
AWWWW... SO CUTE!
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Give me info on the eatern box turtle to my north carolina project.
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Sure! There's a lot more information on this page: http://ncpedia.org/wildlife/box-turtle
Good luck on your project!
Michelle Underhill, Government & Heritage Library
iain'tgivin'you... replied on Permalink
awwwwww adorible!
Anna Castiglia replied on Permalink
i love them they are so cute and so cool
Anonymous replied on Permalink
its just a turtle
Anonymous replied on Permalink
stop it guys. they are soooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttteeeeee.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
I wouldn't call them cuteeeeeee but they are cooooooooooolll.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
soooooo cuteeeee!!!!!!
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