Name: AHB Series 25 - Spotted Box Turtle – Terrapene nelsoni | Turtle
SKU: AHB-V25-06-TUR
Price: 37.99 USD
Availability: InStock

AHB Series 25 – Spotted Box Turtle – Terrapene nelsoni | Turtle

A charming, chubby figure of the Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) — hand-painted in lifelike detail, ready to display on any desk or shelf.

Approx. Size: L 3.1 in × W 2.4 in × H 1.6 in (L 8 × W 6 × H 4 cm) · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material: Hand-painted resin
Display: Single fixed figure — ready to display

Only 2 left in stock

Animal Heavenly Body · A Series of Laugh and Grow

Series 25 · The American Box Turtle Collection

Spotted Box Turtle

Terrapene nelsoni

The Spotted Box Turtle — a rare and little-known Mexican box turtle whose dark shell is scattered with pale yellow spots like a night sky.

A SHELL OF STARS · rare & spotted

RangeWestern Mexico

HabitatFoothill forest & scrub

Shell LengthUp to 6 in (15 cm)

SignaturePale spots across the shell

StatusRare & seldom seen

HomeMexican foothills

A Series of Laugh and Grow

Real animals, reimagined plump and cheerful — painted in lifelike detail, sculpted impossibly cute.

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Chubby & Full of Character

Rounded, soft and undeniably cute — yet every scale, wrinkle and marking is hand-painted true to the real animal. The reaction it gets in person is always the same: so detailed, and so adorable.

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Ready to Display

A single, sturdy hand-painted piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its happy pose, ready to collect and show off.

One of the least-known and most beautiful box turtles, the spotted box turtle of western Mexico wears a dark shell dusted with pale yellow spots, like a scattering of stars. Rarely seen even by scientists, it is a quiet treasure of the Mexican foothills.

A Sky Full of Spots

Its shell and often its skin are speckled with small, pale yellow spots on a dark background — a delicate, star-like pattern unlike any other box turtle, and the source of its name.

A Secretive Rarity

The spotted box turtle spends much of the year hidden and inactive, emerging mainly during the rains — so seldom seen that much about its life remains a mystery.

A Closing Shell

Like all box turtles it can seal itself inside its hinged shell — a portable shelter for a turtle that values staying hidden.

A Mexican Treasure

Found only in the foothills of western Mexico, this little-known, spotted beauty is a genuine rarity — here rounded into a plump, starry figure.

“A rare little turtle wearing a shell full of pale stars.”

Craft & Specifications

Series	A Series of Laugh and Grow (Series 25) — The American Box Turtle Collection, by Animal Heavenly Body
Approx. Size	L 3.1 in × W 2.4 in × H 1.6 in (L 8 × W 6 × H 4 cm) · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material	Hand-painted resin
Display	Single fixed figure — ready to display out of the box
SKU	AHB-V25-06-TUR