Black wood turtle

Black wood turtle
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
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.

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.

External links

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