Studies on the Evolution of Box Turtles (Genus Terrapene)
William W. Milstead
Abstract:Describes and analyzes important: North American fossil and Recent box turtle material. Characters investigated include osteological features of the shell and skull as well as scutellation and color. Salient morphologic features, past and present distribution, and evolutionary history of each of the recognized taxa are discussed. No nomenclatorial changes are proposed.
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