Rhinoclemmys Explained

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

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rhinoclemmys.

Bibliography

• • Web site: Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status . 2010-12-14 . 2010-12-15 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . van Dijk . Peter Paul . Iverson . John B. . Shaffer . H. Bradley . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125632/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf . 2011-07-17 . dead .
• Web site: Checklist of Chelonians of the World . 2007-10-31 . 2010-12-29 . Fritz . Uwe . Havaš . Peter . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060224/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf . 2011-05-01 . dead .

Further reading

• Le. M.. Mccord. W. P.. Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographical history of the genus Rhinoclemmys Fitzinger, 1835 and the monophyly of the turtle family Geoemydidae (Testudines: Testudinoidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 153. 4. 2008. 751–767. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00413.x. free.
• Fitzinger L (1835). "Entwurf einer systematischen Anordnung der Schildkröten nach den Grundsätzen der natürlichen Methode ". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 1: 105–128. (Rhinoclemmys, new genus, p. 115). (in German and Latin).