| Southern spotted box turtle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Terrapene |
| Species: | T. nelsoni |
| Subspecies: | T. n. nelsoni |
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Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 |
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The southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.