Summary description from Wikipedia:

Terrapene ornata in languages:

Arabic

سلحفاة صندوقية مزخرفة

Danish

Vestamerikansk Æskeskildpadde

English

Western Box Turtle

English

Ornate Box Turtle

French

Tortue-boîte ornée commune

German

Schmuckdosenschildkröte

Japanese

ニシキハコガメ

Portuguese

Tartaruga-de-caixa-ornada

Russian

Украшенная коробчатая черепаха

Thai

เต่ากล่องตะวันตก

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Parent Taxon

• Terrapene

Sibling Taxa

• Terrapene carolina
• Terrapene coahuila
• Terrapene nelsoni
• Terrapene ornata

Child Taxa

• Terrapene ornata luteola
• Terrapene ornata ornata

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