Mexican spotted wood turtle

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Mexican spotted 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. rubida
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys rubida
(Cope, 1869)
Synonyms [1]
  • Chelopus rubidusCope, 1870
  • Geoclemmys rubidaGray, 1870
  • Rhinoclemmys mexicanaGray, 1870
  • Chelopus mexicanaBocourt, 1876
  • Chelopus mexicanusSumichrast, 1880
  • Emys mexicanaGünther, 1885
  • Emys rubidaGünther, 1885
  • Nicoria rubidaBoulenger, 1889
  • Clemmys rubidaStrauch, 1890
  • Nicoria rutilaGadow, 1905(ex errore)
  • Geoemyda rubidaSiebenrock, 1909
  • Geoemyda rubida rubidaMosimann & Rabb, 1953
  • Rhinoclemys rubidaMcDowell, 1964
  • Rhinoclemmys rubida rubidaSmith & Taylor, 1966
  • Callopsis rubida rubidaSmith & Smith, 1975
  • Rhinoclemys rubida rubidaPritchard, 1979
  • Chelopus rubidus rubidusBour, 2002
  • Geoemyda rubida perixanthaMosimann & Rabb, 1953
  • Rhinoclemmys rubida perixanthaSmith & Taylor, 1966
  • Callopsis rubida perixanthaSmith & Smith, 1975
  • Rhinoclemys rubida perixanthaPritchard, 1979
  • Rhinoclemmys rubida perixanthalGosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993(ex errore)
  • Chelopus rubidus perixanthusBour, 2002

The Mexican spotted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys rubida) or Mexican spotted terrapin is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

It is endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the Pacific slope of southern Mexico, from sea level to 1350 meters elevation. [2]

There are two recognized subspecies. R. rubida rubida ranges inhabits Oaxaca and Chiapas, and R. rubida perixantha inhabits Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero. [2]

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References

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