Assertion: box turtle's carapace | /r/HasProperty | upper shell
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text: CLMA Description: The coloration of the western pond turtle ranges from brown to black on the carapace (the upper shell), with lighter marbling visible close up.
text: Like all box turtles, it has a highly domed carapace (the upper part of the shell) and a plastron (the lower part of the shell that protects the turtle’s undersides) that is hinged.
text: Male box turtles generally have bright red eyes, a slightly concave plastron (lower-shell), sharply-hooked rear toenails, and their vent lies closer to the end of the tail, beyond the caudal margin of the carapace (upper-shell).
text: ’s carapace (the upper portion of the shell) is sculptured and looks woody.
text: The carapace (upper shell) of this long-lived turtle is shaped like a dome.
text: The common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) gets its common name from the structure of its shell which consists of a high domed carapace (upper shell), and large, hinged plastron (lower shell) which allows the turtle to close the shell, sealing its vulnerable head and limbs safely within an impregnable box.
text: When threatened, three-toed box turtles pull their heads and limbs inside their hinged shells, which clamp shut so tightly that you can’t even pass a blade of grass between the carapace (upper shell) and plastron (lower shell).
text: Box turtles have a highly domed carapace (upper shell) and a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that can be completely shut to keep out predators.
text: Box turtles have a highly domed carapace (upper shell) and a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that can be completely shut to keep out predators.
text: Box turtles have a highly domed carapace (upper shell) and a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that can be completely shut to keep out predators.
text: Box turtles have a highly domed carapace (upper shell) and a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that can be completely shut to keep out predators.
text: There is a distinct flare on the rear of the carapace (upper shell).
text: Highly domed carapace (upper shell) and a hinged plastron (lower shell).
text: The carapace (upper shell) is domed and somewhat rectangular, often with prominent rings on the shell plates (scutes).
text: The carapace (upper shell) has a keel running down the center and is more pronounced in juveniles.
text: The ornate box turtle, also known as the Western box turtle, has a domed, round or oval carapace (upper shell) that is dark brown to reddish-brown, often with a yellow stripe running down the center.
text: The carapace is the upper part of the shell that covers the turtle's back.
text: Box turtle has high domed carapace (upper part of the shell) and hinged plastron (lower part of the shell) which allows almost complete closure of the shell.
text: Box turtles have three parts: the carapace (upper part of the shell), the plastron (lower part of the shell), and the scutes (the horny plates making up the surface of a turtle’s shell).