Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering designating the eastern box turtle as the state reptile. The bill's inspiration came from a first-grade class that noticed Pennsylvania lacked a state reptile.

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The General Assembly of the Commonwealth has designated the eastern box turtle as the official state reptile. The eastern box turtle, also known as Terrapene Carolina ...

State lawmakers this week advanced a proposal to make the Eastern box turtle Pennsylvania’s official reptile. The House Game and Fisheries Committee on Tuesday voted without dissent to send the ...

(WHTM) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker proposed a bill that would make the Eastern Box Turtle Pennsylvania’s official state reptile. House Bill 401, created by Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Juniata ...

KOTA KINABALU: Studies are suggesting that the box turtle popu­lation is dwindling ... These include the eastern box turtles, the invasive red-eared turtles and the Asian leaf turtles, said ...