The Ornate Box Turtle became the official state Reptile of Kansas on 14 April 1986. The event will celebrate its 20th anniversary during 2006. To celebrate there are several websites and special 20th anniversary t-shirts have been designed by a professional wildlife artist. You can read about the turtle and how it became the official state reptile of Kansas by following the turtle related links from
this website. which also has a lot of other environmental and educational links from around the world. Just click on
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