Southcoast Terrapin Sighting Form

Eastern Box Turtle Sighting Form
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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina. The only terrestrial turtle native to the New England area. Please use this form to report live, injured or dead Box Turtles in the southcoast area of MA.
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Street Address

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Phone Number*

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Sighting Information
Date & Time*

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General Location:*
In the woods that are part of Washburn Park, Marion, MA.
Position - Latitude:
Decimal degrees preferred, 41.737224
Position - Longitude:
Decimal degrees preferred, -70.345556
Note: Please enter the GPS coordinates if you know them. If you did not record the coordinates at sighting location, you can provide an estimated location by using Google Maps or Google Earth. This helps us in tracking exactly where these animals are.

If you need to convert your latitude and longitude to decimal degrees, to go the Earth Point website for a free online converter.
Did you spot a Box Turtle or the nest of a turtle?
If you spotted a nest, was it intact or predated (dug up)?
How many Box Turtles did you see?
What was the condition of the Box Turtle? alive, injured or dead?
If the Box Turtle is injured, please call the rescue number for the Southcoast Terrapin Project at 508-566-0009.
In which type of habitat did you find the Box Turtle?
Estimate of the length of the Box Turtle (inches)
estimate

Determining the Sex of a Box Turtle

It is quite easy to determine the sex of an eastern box turtle. Males have concave plastrons, thicker based and longer tails, longer front claws, and bright red or orange eyes. Females have flat or slightly convex plastrons, short, thin tails, and dark red or brown eyes.
Males

Males have concave plastrons, thicker based and longer tails, longer front claws, and bright red or orange eyes. Females have flat or slightly convex plastrons, short, thin tails, and dark red or brown eyes

Females

Females have flat or slightly convex plastrons, short, thin tails, and dark red or brown eyes.
Sex of Box Turtle
Use the diagrams below to help determine the sex of the turtle

Photo Documentation

Please upload your images of the Box Turtle below. Photos help validate the sighting data and provide additional information such as photo-ID.

Please send any additional photos and/or videos to us at contact@necwa.org.
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- Thank you for sending us this sighting report of an Eastern Box Turtle. To learn more about the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), go to our website at www.necwa.org.
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Eastern Box Turtle