Low lawn adjacent to disturbed bank of creek. With Taylor Spaulding.
Parent plant by dauphin island sea lab on dune and had 2 large spines about 1.75 inches long each and only one spine at the areole
Observed: March 15, 2019 near our house in Madison, AL
Weather: Bright and sunny, temperature in the low 60's (F).
Number of Individuals Observed: 1
Habitat: It was in the bushes that line the driveway. He was in a dog water bowl that had some water still in it from the rain. There are a lot of trees in the area where I saw him..
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species: T. carolina
Subspecies: T. c. carolina