Review of North American Box Turtles: A Natural History By C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.

Authors

Lynette Sievert, Emporia State University

Date of this Version

Spring 2004

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Great Plains Research Vol. 14, No. 1, 2004. Copyright © 2004 The Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Used by permission.

Abstract

Box turtles, genus Terrapene, inhabit much of the eastern US and some of Mexico. Many herpetologists and naturalists can recount pleasant childhood memories of encounters with these docile reptiles. Offering a wealth of scientific information to satisfy the highly trained herpetologist, Ken Dodd has written a book about a turtle familiar to most of us sure to appeal to the beginner as well.