Rhinoclemmys

Rhinoclemmys
Ornate wood turtle, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Rhinoclemmydinae
Genus:	Rhinoclemmys Fitzinger, 1835

Rhinoclemmys is a turtle genus in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae), the only genus in the subfamily Rhinoclemmydinae. They 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. It contains nine species.

Species

• Brown wood turtle, R. annulata (Gray, 1860)
• Furrowed wood turtle, R. areolata (Gray, 1860)
• Maracaibo wood turtle, R. diademata (Mertens, 1954)
• Black river turtle, R. funerea
• Colombian wood turtle, R. melanosterna
• Large-nosed wood turtle, R. nasuta
• Ornate wood turtle, R. pulcherrima
• Painted wood turtle, R. punctularia
• Mexican spotted wood turtle, R. rubida

References

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.