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Rhinoclemmys
''Rhinoclemmys'' is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae), the only genus in the subfamily Rhinoclemmydinae. Member species of the genus are commonly known as the Neotropical wood turtles and are the only geoemydids known from the Americas. As such, they have adapted to a wide range of habitats, which is reflected in the species' common names. Species The genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' contains the following extant and fossil species which are recognized as being valid: * ''R. annulata'' – brown wood turtle * ''R. areolata'' – furrowed wood turtle * ''R. diademata'' – Maracaibo wood turtle * ''R. funerea'' – black river turtle * ''R. melanosterna'' – Colombian wood turtle * ''R. nasuta'' – large-nosed wood turtle * ''R. pulcherrima'' – painted wood turtle * ''R. punctularia'' – spot-legged wood turtle * ''R. rubida'' – Mexican spotted wood turtle * †'' R. panamaensis'' - Hemingfordian - Cucaracha Formation, Panama ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinoclemmys Pulcherrima
The ornate or painted wood turtle The Reptile Database (''Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima'') is one of nine turtle species of the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family (biology), family Geoemydidae. There are four recognized subspecies. Description 
Painted wood turtles can grow to a maximum length of 20cm. It has a dome-shaped carapace and the plastron has a continuous ventral line. It has red stripes on its body and it has webbed feet.
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Spot-legged Wood Turtle
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. Distribution The painted wood turtle can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com .... File:Spotted-legged Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) crossing the road ... (38588764064).jpg File:Spotted-legged Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) (38589492064).jpg File:Spotted-legged Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) (39269097192).jpg Subspecies *''Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia'' *''Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera'' References Bibliography * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2697046 Rhinoclemmys Turtles of Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Wood Turtle
The brown wood turtle or brown land turtle (''Rhinoclemmys annulata'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to Central America and northern South America. Taxonomy ''R. annulata'' is one of nine species of turtles in the genus ''Rhinoclemmys''. Geographic range ''R. annulata'' is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Lifestyle Little is known about reproduction and lifestyle. The male drool during the courtship on the female's head. A laying consists of only one or two eggs that are approximately 3.5 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle
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 Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... It inhabits the Pacific slope of southern Mexico, from sea level to 1350 meters elevation. There are two recognized subspecies. ''R. rubida rubida'' ranges inhabits Oaxaca and Chiapas, and ''R. rubida perixantha'' inhabits Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero. References Rhinoclemmys Turtles of North America Endemic reptiles of Mexico Jalisco dry forests Fauna of the Southern Pacific dry forests Near threatened biota of Mexico Near threatened fauna of North America Reptiles described in 1869 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Taxonomy articles created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furrowed Wood Turtle
The furrowed wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys areolata'') is a species of turtle belonging to the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two in ... found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent regions of Central America. References Bibliography * * Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Belize Reptiles of Guatemala Reptiles of Honduras Reptiles of Mexico Reptiles described in 1860 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large-nosed Wood Turtle
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 Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain .... References Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles described in 1902 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Wood Turtle
The Colombian wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys melanosterna'') is one of nine species of turtle belonging to the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and .... References Bibliography * * Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Panama Reptiles described in 1861 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black River Turtle
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 Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and .... References External links Rhinoclemmys Reptiles described in 1875 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoemydidae
The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), .... The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles. Characteristics Geoemydidae are turtles of various sizes (from about in length) with often a high degree of sexual dimorphism. They usually have webbed toes, and their pelvic girdles articulate with their plastrons flexibly. Their necks are drawn back vertically. Their carapaces have 24 marginal scutes. The plastron is composed of 12 scutes and has no mesoplastron; the pectoral and abdominal scutes contact the marginal scutes. Some other features include a single articulation betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracaibo Wood Turtle
The Maracaibo wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys diademata'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... Geographic range ''R. diademata'' is found in Colombia and Venezuela. References Bibliography * * Further reading * Mertens R (1954). "''Zur Kenntnis der Schildkrötenfauna Venezuelas'' ". ''Senckenbergiana Biologica'' 35 (1/2): 3-7. (''Geoemyda punctularia diademata'', new subspecies). (in German). {{Taxonbar, from=Q2490459 Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Venezuela Reptiles described in 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinoclemmys Panamaensis
''Rhinoclemmys panamaensis'' is an extinct species of turtle belonging to the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family Geoemydidae known from the early to middle Miocene (Hemingfordian) Cucaracha Formation of the Panama Basin of central Panama. Paleoecology In 2010, the holotype specimen was recovered from the Cucaracha Formation located at the western side of the Centenario Bridge in the Panama Canal Zone. The same formation has provided fossils of the crocodylia Crocodilia () is an Order (biology), order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles that are known as crocodilians. They first appeared during the Late Cretaceous and are the closest living relatives of birds. Crocodilians are a type of crocodylomorp ...n '' Centenariosuchus'', and the artiodactyl '' Paratoceras''.Rincón et al., 2015 References Bibliography * * * * {{Geoemydidae †panamaensis Miocene species first appearances Miocene species extinctions Burdigalian life Hemingfordian Neogene Panama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
