Black wood turtle

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Black wood turtle
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Rhinoclemmys
Species:
R. funerea
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys funerea
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms [2]
  • Chelopus funereusCope, 1876
  • Emys funereaGünther, 1885
  • Geoemyda funereaDunn, 1930
  • Geoemyda costaricensisKanberg, 1930
  • Geoemyda punctularia funereaMertens, Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Rhinoclemys funereaMcDowell, 1964
  • Geomyda funereaCampbell & Howell, 1965
  • Geoemydia funeriaFairchild, Kohls & Tipton, 1966(ex errore)
  • Rhinoclemmys funereaMeyer & Wilson, 1973
  • Callopsis funereaSmith, Smith & Sawin, 1976

The black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black river turtle is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys, which is in the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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References

  1. Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Rhinoclemmys funerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T19503A97376092. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19503A8943143.en . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 242–243. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . ISSN   1864-5755.

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