Spot-legged wood turtle

Spot-legged wood turtle

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Anapsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Rhinoclemmys
Species:	R. punctularia
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys punctularia^[1]^[2] (Daudin, 1801)^[1]^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Testudo punctularia Daudin, 1801 Testudo dorsata Schoepff, 1801 Emys dorsata Schweigger, 1812 Emys punctularia Schweigger, 1812 Chersine punctularia Merrem, 1820 Emys dorsualis Spix, 1824 Clemmys dorsata Wagler, 1830 Emys scabra Gray, 1831 Chemelys verrucosa Rafinesque, 1832 Clemmys (Clemmys) punctularia Fitzinger, 1835 Callopsis dorsalis Gray, 1863 (ex errore) Callopsis scabra Gray, 1863 Rhinoclemys bellii Gray, 1863 Rhinoclemys scabra Gray, 1863 Geoclemys callocephalus Gray, 1863 Clemmys callocephala Strauch, 1865 Chelopus punctularius Cope, 1865 Geoclemmys callocephala Gray, 1870 Geoclemmys callocephalus Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys scabra Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys bellii Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys scabra var. bellii Gray, 1872 Rhinoclemys callocephala Gray, 1873 Rhinoclemys lunata Gray, 1873 Rhinoclemys ventricosa Gray, 1873 Nicoria punctularia Boulenger, 1889 Geoemyda [punctularia] punctularia Siebenrock, 1909 Geomyda punctularia Luederwaldt, 1926 Emys puntularia Pearse, 1945 (ex errore) Geoemyda punctularia lunata Mertens, 1954 Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Fróes, 1957 Rhinoclemys punctularia McDowell, 1964 Callopsis punctularia lunata Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976 Callopsis punctularia punctularia Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976 Rhinoclemmys lunata Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemmys punctularia Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemmys punctularia lunata Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera Paolillo, 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.

Distribution

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

Subspecies

Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia^[1]
Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Rhodin 2010, p. 000.115
1 2 Fritz 2007, pp. 242
↑ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 245–246. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

Bibliography

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.

Turtle family Geoemydidae

Genus	Species of the family Geoemydidae

Batagur	Burmese roofed turtle Northern river terrapin Painted terrapin Red-crowned roofed turtle Southern river terrapin Three-striped roofed turtle

Cuora	Amboina box turtle Bourret's box turtle Indochinese box turtle McCord's box turtle Keeled box turtle Pan's box turtle Southern Vietnamese box turtle Chinese three-striped box turtle Yellow-headed box turtle Yellow-margined box turtle Yunnan box turtle Zhou's box turtle

Cyclemys	Asian leaf turtle Assam leaf turtle Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle Enigmatic leaf turtle Myanmar brown leaf turtle Oldham's leaf turtle Western black-bridged leaf turtle

Geoclemys	Black pond turtle

Geoemyda	Black-breasted leaf turtle Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle

Hardella	Brahminy river turtle

Heosemys	Arakan forest turtle Giant Asian pond turtle Spiny turtle Yellow-headed temple turtle

Leucocephalon	Sulawesi forest turtle

Malayemys	Malayan snail-eating turtle Mekong snail-eating turtle

Mauremys	Balkan pond turtle Caspian turtle Chinese pond turtle Chinese stripe-necked turtle Japanese pond turtle Red-necked pond turtle Spanish pond turtle Vietnamese pond turtle Yellow pond turtle

Melanochelys	Indian black turtle Tricarinate hill turtle

Morenia	Burmese eyed turtle Indian eyed turtle

Notochelys	Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Orlitia	Malaysian giant turtle

Pangshura	Assam roofed turtle Brown roofed turtle Indian roofed turtle Indian tent turtle

Rhinoclemmys	Black river turtle Brown wood turtle Colombian wood turtle Furrowed wood turtle Large-nosed wood turtle Maracaibo wood turtle Mexican spotted wood turtle Painted wood turtle Spot-legged turtle

Sacalia	Beal's eyed turtle Four-eyed turtle

Siebenrockiella	Black marsh turtle Philippine forest turtle

Vijayachelys	Cane turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.

Extant turtle taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Chelonii or Testudines

Suborder

Superfamily

Family

Subfamily	Genus

Cryptodira

Chelydridae

	Chelydra Macrochelys

Chelonioidea

Cheloniidae

Carettinae	Caretta Lepidochelys

Cheloniinae	Chelonia Eretmochelys Natator

Dermochelyidae

	Dermochelys

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae

	Dermatemys

Kinosternidae

Kinosterninae	Kinosternon Sternotherus

Staurotypinae	Claudius Staurotypus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae

Deirochelyinae	Chrysemys Deirochelys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Trachemys

Emydinae	Clemmys Emys Glyptemys Terrapene

Geoemydidae

Geoemydinae	Batagur Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys

Rhinoclemmydinae	Rhinoclemmys

Platysternidae

	Platysternon

Testudinidae

	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae

	Carettochelys

Trionychidae

Cyclanorbinae	Cyclanorbis Cycloderma Lissemys

Trionychinae	Amyda Apalone Chitra Dogania Nilssonia Palea Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx

Pleurodira

Chelidae

Chelinae	Acanthochelys Chelus Mesoclemmys Phrynops Platemys Rhinemys

Chelodininae	Chelodina Elseya Elusor Emydura Flaviemys Myuchelys Pseudemydura Rheodytes

Hydromedusinae	Hydromedusa

Pelomedusidae

	Pelomedusa Pelusios

Podocnemididae

	Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.

Portal Book See also List of Testudines families

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