Terrepene carolina triunguis. Male, based on the eye color, plastron concavity, and large/thick tail. He was crossing a suburban road. I moved him out of the road to prevent him from becoming highway hash!
Think this was a juvenile. It was about same size as crows in the field and didn't have the striking orange on its beak. There has been a pair here for a while-but don't see them often.
observation and photo by Emily Linares, sent to nature@nhm.org
Think this was a juvenile. It was about same size as crows in the field and didn't have the striking orange on its beak. There has been a pair here for a while-but don't see them often.