Spot-legged wood turtle

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Spot-legged 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. punctularia
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys punctularia
(Daudin, 1801) [1] [2]
Subspecies
Synonyms [3]
Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia
  • Testudo punctulariaDaudin, 1801
  • Testudo dorsataSchoepff, 1801
  • Emys dorsataSchweigger, 1812
  • Emys punctulariaSchweigger, 1812
  • Chersine punctulariaMerrem, 1820
  • Emys dorsualisSpix, 1824
  • Clemmys dorsataWagler, 1830
  • Emys scabraGray, 1831
  • Chemelys verrucosaRafinesque, 1832
  • Clemmys (Clemmys) punctulariaFitzinger, 1835
  • Callopsis dorsalisGray, 1863(ex errore)
  • Callopsis scabraGray, 1863
  • Rhinoclemys belliiGray, 1863
  • Rhinoclemys scabraGray, 1863
  • Geoclemys callocephalusGray, 1863
  • Clemmys callocephalaStrauch, 1865
  • Chelopus punctulariusCope, 1865
  • Geoclemmys callocephalaGray, 1870
  • Geoclemmys callocephalusGray, 1870
  • Rhinoclemmys scabraGray, 1870
  • Rhinoclemmys belliiGray, 1870
  • Rhinoclemmys scabra var. belliiGray, 1872
  • Rhinoclemys callocephalaGray, 1873
  • Rhinoclemys lunataGray, 1873
  • Rhinoclemys ventricosaGray, 1873
  • Nicoria punctulariaBoulenger, 1889
  • Geoemyda [punctularia] punctulariaSiebenrock, 1909
  • Geomyda punctulariaLuederwaldt, 1926
  • Emys puntulariaPearse, 1945(ex errore)
  • Geoemyda punctularia lunataMertens, 1954
  • Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctulariaFróes, 1957
  • Rhinoclemys punctulariaMcDowell, 1964
  • Callopsis punctularia lunataSmith, Smith & Sawin, 1976
  • Callopsis punctularia punctulariaSmith, Smith & Sawin, 1976
  • Rhinoclemmys lunataFretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977
  • Rhinoclemmys punctulariaFretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977
  • Rhinoclemmys punctularia lunataFretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977
Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera
  • Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigeraPaolillo, 1985

The painted wood turtle or spot-legged wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae.

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Distribution

The painted wood turtle can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. [1]

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rhodin et al. 2010, p. 000.115
  2. ↑ Fritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 242
  3. ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 245–246. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . ISSN   1864-5755.

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