Official Tennessee State Reptile
The Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina, was
designated official state reptile by Public Chapter 367 of the 99th
General Assembly in 1995. This peaceful creature usually reaches a
length of less than six inches and has a shell of black or brown with
spots of yellow, orange and red. This reptile usually lives between 30
to 60 years and never ventures far from its place of birth.
LETHAL According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
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