Missouri Animals Ornate box turtle   (Terrapene ornata ornata) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Testudines: (Turtles) Native North American turtle Habitat: prairies, open brusy areas. Diet: insects, grasshoppers, berries.. ID Features: dark high-domed shell with yellow blotches. Natural History: The ornate box turtle is a small terrestrial turtle that grows to about 4 inches in carapace length. They have 4 toes on each hind leg..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992