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SPECIES RECORD

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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