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Neotropical Wood Turtles
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. It contains nine species.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Black River Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys funerea
Furrowed Wood Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys areolata
Painted Wood Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys pulcherrima
Brown Land Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys annulata
Spotted-legged Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys punctularia
Colombian Wood Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys melanosterna
Mexican Spotted Terrapin
speciesRhinoclemmys rubida
Large-nosed Wood Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys nasuta
Maracaibo Wood Turtle
speciesRhinoclemmys diademata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39924.