Large-nosed wood turtle

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Large-nosed 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. nasuta
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys nasuta
(Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms [2]
  • Nicoria nasutaBoulenger, 1902
  • Geoemyda nasutaSiebenrock, 1909
  • Geoemyda punctularia nasutaMertens, 1954
  • Callopsis punctularia nasutaSmith, Smith & Sawin, 1976
  • Rhinoclemmys punctularia nasutaFretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977
  • Callopsis nasutaErnst, 1978
  • Rhinoclemmys nasutaPritchard, 1979
  • Rhinoclemys nasutaPritchard, 1979

The large-nosed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys nasuta) is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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References

  1. Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Rhinoclemmys nasuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T19505A97376281. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19505A8944337.en . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 243. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . ISSN   1864-5755.