Notes on Reproduction and Growth of South Dakota Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata)

Hugh R. Quinn; Holly Quinn; Alessandra Higa

doi:10.2744/CCB-1057.1

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Hugh R. Quinn,^1,2 Holly Quinn,^1,2 Alessandra Higa¹

¹1 Department of Math and Science, Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, South Dakota 57752 USA [ DoubleH
²2 8200 Red Deer Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 USA

Abstract

Copulation in South Dakota ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata) was observed from April through September, with oviposition of 2–5 (x¯ = 4.3) eggs in June. Growth was rapid during the first few years of life but slowed thereafter, with adult females attaining significantly larger (p < 0.001) carapace (x¯ = 117.8 mm) and plastron (x¯ = 123.9 mm) lengths (CL and PL, respectively) than did adult males (x¯ CL = 114.5 mm, x¯ PL = 118.1 mm). Both sexes can mature by age nine, with our smallest adult female (CL = 112.1 mm, PL = 115.5 mm) larger than our smallest adult male (CL = 107.9 mm, PL = 110.4 mm).

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Hugh R. Quinn, Holly Quinn, and Alessandra Higa "Notes on Reproduction and Growth of South Dakota Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata)," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13(1), 65-71, (1 July 2014). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1057.1

Received: 1 April 2013; Published: 1 July 2014

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