Terrapene ornata luteola, New Mexico Video

This was one of the two box turtles I found in a desert site south of Albuquerque in August 2007.
A sandy habitat with grasses in which Artemesia filifolia, Opuntia cymochilla, O. erinacea and Yucca glauca dominated.
Other animals sharing this habitat: many grasshoppers (Melanoplus bowditchi), lizards: Uta stansburiana, Cophosaurus texana, Aspidoscelis neomexicanus, Gambelia wislizenii and centipedes (Scolopendra polymorpha)

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Author: dutchtropics; Uploaded: Oct 24, 2009; Duration: 1:27; Views: 21

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