Black wood 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.

Black wood turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Rhinoclemmys
Species:
R. funerea
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys funerea
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chelopus funereus Cope, 1876
  • Emys funerea Günther, 1885
  • Geoemyda funerea Dunn, 1930
  • Geoemyda costaricensis Kanberg, 1930
  • Geoemyda punctularia funerea Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Rhinoclemys funerea McDowell, 1964
  • Geomyda funerea Campbell & Howell, 1965
  • Geoemydia funeria Fairchild, Kohls & Tipton, 1966 (ex errore)
  • Rhinoclemmys funerea Meyer & Wilson, 1973
  • Callopsis funerea Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976

References
  1. Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Rhinoclemmys funerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19503A97376092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19503A8943143.en. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 242–243. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.

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