Herpetofauna of Steele Creek Park (Sullivan County, TN), with Comments on Species–Area Relationships of Amphibians and Reptiles in Eastern Tennessee

Delayed emergence of hatchling Eastern Box Turtles (<i>Terrapene carolina carolina</i>) in northeastern Tennessee, USA

“…No evidence indicated that the nest had been excavated by an animal. The immediate area and the majority of Steele Creek Park is mixed hardwood forest with steep knobs and ravines (Jessee et al 2022). No precipitation had fallen on the day of the observation and the high temperature was 20.6 °C.…”