Detailed Record for Terrapene carolina
Common Name: Eastern box turtle
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Emydidae / Genus Terrapene
C-value (pg): 4.18
Chromosome Number (2n): 50
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.
Other records available for this species:
Terrapene carolina = 2.59 (pg)Terrapene carolina = 2.75 (pg)
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