Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Rhinoclemmys

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Neotropical Wood Turtles, Neotropical Forest Terrapins
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Amerikanische Erdschildkröten
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Neotropiske Skovskildpadder
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1835 |  |
Rhinoclemmys Fitzinger (type species: Testudo dorsata Schoepff 1801) |
1863 |  |
Callopsis Gray (type species: Geoclemmys annulata Gray 1860; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Contents:
10 species, of which 2 (20.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included in the genus
Geoemyda (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977). Yasukawa, Hirayama & Hikada (2002) placed the species areolata and rubida in a separate genus, Chelopus. This arrangement has not been generally followed.
Distribution:
Mexico, Central America, N. and E. South America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Maranhao,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rio de Janeiro,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Quintana Roo
[incl.
Cozumel],
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Rhinoclemmys annulata

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Brown Wood Turtle, Brown Land Terrapin, Tropical Land Terrapin, Brown Land Turtle
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Braune Erdschildkröte
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Brun Skovskildpadde
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1860 |  |
Geoclemmys annulata Gray |
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Clemmys annulata Strauch 1862 |
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Rhinoclemys annulata Gray 1863 |
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Chelopus annulatus Cope 1865 |
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Nicoria annulata Boulenger 1889 |
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Geoemyda annulata Siebenrock 1909 |
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Callopsis annulata Smith 1976 |
1876 |  |
Chelopus gabbii Cope (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emys gabbi Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 |
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Nicoria gabbii Boulenger 1889 |
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Geoemyda gabbii Siebenrock 1909 |
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Rhinoclemmys gabbii Allee 1926 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Rhinoclemmys areolata

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Furrowed Wood Turtle, Furrowed Land Terrapin
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Gefurchte Erdschildkröte
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Furet Skovskildpadde
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1851 |  |
Emys areolata Dumeril & Bibron in Dumeril & Dumeril |
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Malaclemmys concentrica areolata Gray 1856 |
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Clemmys areolata Strauch 1862 |
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Chelopus areolatus Cope 1865 |
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Nicoria punctularia var. areolata Boulenger 1889 |
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Geoemyda punctularia areolata Siebenrock 1909 |
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Geoemyda areolata Wettstein 1934 |
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Rhinoclemys areolata McDowell 1964 |
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Callopsis areolata Smith & Smith 1975 |

Remarks:
Yasukawa, Hirayama & Hikada (2002) placed this species and rubida in a separate genus, Chelopus. This arrangement was not followed by other authors (e.g., Vetter 2005).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Quintana Roo
[incl.
Cozumel],
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan).
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Rhinoclemmys diademata

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Maracaibo Wood Turtle
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Maracaibo-Erdschildkröte
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Maracaibo-skovskildpadde
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1934 |  |
Geoemyda punctularia diademata Mertens |
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Callopsis punctularia diademata Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
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Geomyda punctularia diademata Ernst 1978 |
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Rhinoclemys diademata Pritchard 1979 |
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia diademata Freiberg 1981 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Rhinoclemmys flammigera

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Upper Orinoco Spotted-legged Turtle
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Venezuela-Erdschildkröte
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Orinoco-skovskildpadde
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1985 |  |
Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera Paolillo |
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Rhinoclemmys flammigera Barrio-Amorós & Narbaiza 2008 |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Rhinoclemmys funerea

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Black Wood Turtle, Black River Turtle, Black Terrapin
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Bauchstreifen-Erdschildkröte
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Sort Skovskildpadde
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1876 |  |
Chelopus funereus Cope |
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Emys funerea Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 |
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Geoemyda funerea Dunn 1930 |
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Rhinoclemys funerea McDowell 1964 |
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Callopsis funerea Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
1930 |  |
Geoemyda costaricensis Kanberg (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Rhinoclemmys funerea
© Rune Midtgaard
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Rhinoclemmys melanosterna

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Colombian Wood Turtle
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Kolumbianische Erdschildkröte
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Colombiansk Skovskildpadde
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1861 |  |
Geoclemmys melanosterna Gray |
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Clemmys melanosterna Strauch 1862 |
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Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Gray 1863 |
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Nicoria punctularia var. melanosternum Boulenger 1889 |
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Geoemyda punctularia melanosternum Siebenrock 1909 |
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Callopsis punctularia melanosterna Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia melanosterna Freiberg 1981 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Panama.
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Rhinoclemmys nasuta

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Large-nosed Wood Turtle, Large-nosed Terrapin
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Spitzschnauzen-Erdschildkröte
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Snude-skovskildpadde
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1902 |  |
Nicoria nasuta Boulenger |
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Geoemyda nasuta Siebenrock 1909 |
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Geoemyda punctularia nasuta Mertens 1954 |
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Callopsis punctularia nasuta Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
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Callopsis nasuta Ernst 1978 |
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Rhinoclemys nasuta Pritchard 1979 |
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia nasuta Freiberg 1981 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador.
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Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

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Painted Wood Turtle, Mexican Wood Turtle, Tropical Wood Turtle, Sierra Wood Turtle, Ornate Terrapin, Red Turtle
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Pracht-Erdschildkröte
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Malet Skovskildpadde
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1856 |  |
Emys pulcherrima Gray |
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Clemmys pulcherrima Strauch 1862 |
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Callichelys? pulcherrima Gray 1863 |
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Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Gray 1873 |
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Chelopus pulcherrimus Cope 1887 |
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Nicoria punctularia var. pulcherrima Boulenger 1889 |
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Geoemyda punctularia pulcherrima Siebenrock 1909 |
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Geoemyda pulcherrima pulcherrima Wettstein 1934 |
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Callopsis pulcherrima Smith & Smith 1975 |
1868 |  |
Emys incisa Bocourt |
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Chelopus incisus Bocourt 1876 |
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Nicoria punctularia var. incisa Boulenger 1889 |
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Clemmys incisa Strauch 1890 |
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Geoemyda punctularia incisa Siebenrock 1909 |
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Geoemyda pulcherrima incisa Wettstein 1934 |
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Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa Smith & Taylor 1966 |
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Callopsis pulcherrima incisa Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
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Rhinoclemys pulcherrima incisa Pritchard 1979 |
1873 |  |
Rhinoclemmys bocourti Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1873 |  |
Rhinoclemmys frontalis Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1930 |  |
Geoemyda manni Dunn |
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Geoemyda pulcherrima manni Wettstein 1934 |
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Callopsis pulcherrima manni Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
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Rhinoclemys pulcherrima manni Pritchard 1979 |
1978 |  |
Callopsis pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Ernst |
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Rhinoclemys pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Pritchard 1979 |

Other common names:
incisa: Incised Wood Turtle
manni: Central American Wood Turtle
pulcherrima: Guerrero Wood Turtle
rogerbarbouri: Western Mexican Wood Turtle
Remarks:
Three species of this genus (diademata, melanosterna, nasuta) were previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Introduced to:
Mexico
(Veracruz),
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Sinaloa,
Sonora),
Nicaragua.
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Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
© Rune Midtgaard
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia

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Eastern Spotted-legged Turtle, Guiana Wood Turtle, Spotted-legged Terrapin, Labaria Turtle, Amazon Wood Turtle
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Guyana-Erdschildkröte
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Guyana-skovskildpadde
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1802 |  |
Testudo punctularia Daudin |
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Emys punctularia Schweigger 1812 |
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Chersine punctularia Merrem 1820 |
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Clemmys punctularia Fitzinger 1835 |
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Chelopus punctularius Cope 1865 |
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Nicoria punctularia Boulenger 1889 |
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Geoemyda punctularia Siebenrock 1909 |
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Fróes 1957 |
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Callopsis punctularia punctularia Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
1820 |  |
Chersine planitia Merrem (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1824 |  |
Emys dorsualis Spix (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1863 |  |
Geoclemys callocephalus Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Clemmys callocephala Strauch 1865 |
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Rhinoclemys callocephala Gray 1873 |
1863 |  |
Rhinoclemys bellii Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Rhinoclemmys scabra var. bellii Gray in Sowerby & Lear 1872 |
1873 |  |
Rhinoclemmys lunata Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Geoemyda punctularia lunata Mertens 1954 |
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Callopsis punctularia lunata Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 |
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia lunata Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure 1977 |
1873 |  |
Rhinoclemmys ventricosa Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Remarks:
Previously included flammigera.
It is unclear whether the Rio de Janeiro population represents an introduction or a natural population (Siciliano, Moura, Tavares, Silva de Amorim & Matias 2014).
Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk (2017) regarded it as introduced, which is followed herein.
A record from Espirito Santo (Costa & Bérnils 2018) is provisionally also regarded as an introduction.
Introduced to:
Brazil
(Espirito Santo,
Rio de Janeiro),
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Maranhao,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Piaui,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Rhinoclemmys punctularia
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Rhinoclemmys rubida

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Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle, Mexican Spotted Terrapin, Oaxaca Wood Terrapin
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Rückenfleckiger Erdschildkröte
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Mexicansk Skovskildpadde
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1870 |  |
Chelopus rubidus Cope |
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Geoclemmys rubida Gray 1870 |
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Emys rubida Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 |
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Nicoria rubida Boulenger 1889 |
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Clemmys rubida Strauch 1890 |
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Geoemyda rubida Siebenrock 1909 |
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Rhinoclemys rubida McDowell 1964 |
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Callopsis rubida rubida Smith & Smith 1975 |
1870 |  |
Rhinoclemmys mexicana Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelopus mexicana Bocourt 1876 |
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Chelopus mexicanus Sumichrast 1882 |
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Emys mexicana Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 |
1953 |  |
Geoemyda rubida perixantha Mosimann & Ra bb() |
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Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha Smith & Taylor 1966 |
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Callopsis rubida perixantha Smith & Smith 1975 |
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Chelopus rubidus perixanthus Bour 2002 |

Other common names:
perixantha: Colima Wood Turtle
rubida: Oaxaca Wood Turtle
Remarks:
Yasukawa, Hirayama & Hikada (2002) placed this species and areolata in a separate genus, Chelopus. This arrangement was not followed by other authors (e.g., Vetter 2005).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Oaxaca).
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