Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Geoemydidae Bibliography of the genus Rhinoclemmys Biodiversity of the family Geoemydidae Genus Rhinoclemmys Neotropical Wood Turtles, Neotropical Forest Terrapins Amerikanische Erdschildkröten Neotropiske Skovskildpadder 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. Rhinoclemmys annulata Brown Wood Turtle, Brown Land Terrapin, Tropical Land Terrapin, Brown Land Turtle Braune Erdschildkröte Brun Skovskildpadde 1860 Geoclemmys annulata Gray Clemmys annulata Strauch 1862 Rhinoclemys annulata Gray 1863 Chelopus annulatus Cope 1865 Nicoria annulata Boulenger 1889 Geoemyda annulata Siebenrock 1909 Callopsis annulata Smith 1976 1876 Chelopus gabbii Cope (Fritz & Havas 2006) Emys gabbi Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 Nicoria gabbii Boulenger 1889 Geoemyda gabbii Siebenrock 1909 Rhinoclemmys gabbii Allee 1926 Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Rhinoclemmys areolata Furrowed Wood Turtle, Furrowed Land Terrapin Gefurchte Erdschildkröte Furet Skovskildpadde 1851 Emys areolata Dumeril & Bibron in Dumeril & Dumeril Malaclemmys concentrica areolata Gray 1856 Clemmys areolata Strauch 1862 Chelopus areolatus Cope 1865 Nicoria punctularia var. areolata Boulenger 1889 Geoemyda punctularia areolata Siebenrock 1909 Geoemyda areolata Wettstein 1934 Rhinoclemys areolata McDowell 1964 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). Rhinoclemmys diademata Maracaibo Wood Turtle Maracaibo-Erdschildkröte Maracaibo-skovskildpadde 1934 Geoemyda punctularia diademata Mertens Callopsis punctularia diademata Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 Geomyda punctularia diademata Ernst 1978 Rhinoclemys diademata Pritchard 1979 Rhinoclemmys punctularia diademata Freiberg 1981 Remarks: Previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977). Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela. Rhinoclemmys flammigera Upper Orinoco Spotted-legged Turtle Venezuela-Erdschildkröte Orinoco-skovskildpadde 1985 Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera Paolillo Rhinoclemmys flammigera Barrio-Amorós & Narbaiza 2008 Distribution: Venezuela. Rhinoclemmys funerea Black Wood Turtle, Black River Turtle, Black Terrapin Bauchstreifen-Erdschildkröte Sort Skovskildpadde 1876 Chelopus funereus Cope Emys funerea Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 Geoemyda funerea Dunn 1930 Rhinoclemys funerea McDowell 1964 Callopsis funerea Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 1930 Geoemyda costaricensis Kanberg (Fritz & Havas 2006) Distribution: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Rhinoclemmys funerea © Rune Midtgaard Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Colombian Wood Turtle Kolumbianische Erdschildkröte Colombiansk Skovskildpadde 1861 Geoclemmys melanosterna Gray Clemmys melanosterna Strauch 1862 Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Gray 1863 Nicoria punctularia var. melanosternum Boulenger 1889 Geoemyda punctularia melanosternum Siebenrock 1909 Callopsis punctularia melanosterna Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 Rhinoclemmys punctularia melanosterna Freiberg 1981 Remarks: Previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977). Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Panama. Rhinoclemmys nasuta Large-nosed Wood Turtle, Large-nosed Terrapin Spitzschnauzen-Erdschildkröte Snude-skovskildpadde 1902 Nicoria nasuta Boulenger Geoemyda nasuta Siebenrock 1909 Geoemyda punctularia nasuta Mertens 1954 Callopsis punctularia nasuta Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 Callopsis nasuta Ernst 1978 Rhinoclemys nasuta Pritchard 1979 Rhinoclemmys punctularia nasuta Freiberg 1981 Remarks: Previously regarded as subspecies of punctularia (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977). Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador. Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Painted Wood Turtle, Mexican Wood Turtle, Tropical Wood Turtle, Sierra Wood Turtle, Ornate Terrapin, Red Turtle Pracht-Erdschildkröte Malet Skovskildpadde 1856 Emys pulcherrima Gray Clemmys pulcherrima Strauch 1862 Callichelys? pulcherrima Gray 1863 Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Gray 1873 Chelopus pulcherrimus Cope 1887 Nicoria punctularia var. pulcherrima Boulenger 1889 Geoemyda punctularia pulcherrima Siebenrock 1909 Geoemyda pulcherrima pulcherrima Wettstein 1934 Callopsis pulcherrima Smith & Smith 1975 1868 Emys incisa Bocourt Chelopus incisus Bocourt 1876 Nicoria punctularia var. incisa Boulenger 1889 Clemmys incisa Strauch 1890 Geoemyda punctularia incisa Siebenrock 1909 Geoemyda pulcherrima incisa Wettstein 1934 Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa Smith & Taylor 1966 Callopsis pulcherrima incisa Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 Rhinoclemys pulcherrima incisa Pritchard 1979 1873 Rhinoclemmys bocourti Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1873 Rhinoclemmys frontalis Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1930 Geoemyda manni Dunn Geoemyda pulcherrima manni Wettstein 1934 Callopsis pulcherrima manni Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 Rhinoclemys pulcherrima manni Pritchard 1979 1978 Callopsis pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Ernst 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. Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima © Rune Midtgaard Rhinoclemmys punctularia Eastern Spotted-legged Turtle, Guiana Wood Turtle, Spotted-legged Terrapin, Labaria Turtle, Amazon Wood Turtle Guyana-Erdschildkröte Guyana-skovskildpadde 1802 Testudo punctularia Daudin Emys punctularia Schweigger 1812 Chersine punctularia Merrem 1820 Clemmys punctularia Fitzinger 1835 Chelopus punctularius Cope 1865 Nicoria punctularia Boulenger 1889 Geoemyda punctularia Siebenrock 1909 Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Fróes 1957 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) Clemmys callocephala Strauch 1865 Rhinoclemys callocephala Gray 1873 1863 Rhinoclemys bellii Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) Rhinoclemmys scabra var. bellii Gray in Sowerby & Lear 1872 1873 Rhinoclemmys lunata Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) Geoemyda punctularia lunata Mertens 1954 Callopsis punctularia lunata Smith, Smith & Sawin 1976 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. Rhinoclemmys punctularia © Henrik Bringsøe Rhinoclemmys rubida Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle, Mexican Spotted Terrapin, Oaxaca Wood Terrapin Rückenfleckiger Erdschildkröte Mexicansk Skovskildpadde 1870 Chelopus rubidus Cope Geoclemmys rubida Gray 1870 Emys rubida Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 Nicoria rubida Boulenger 1889 Clemmys rubida Strauch 1890 Geoemyda rubida Siebenrock 1909 Rhinoclemys rubida McDowell 1964 Callopsis rubida rubida Smith & Smith 1975 1870 Rhinoclemmys mexicana Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) Chelopus mexicana Bocourt 1876 Chelopus mexicanus Sumichrast 1882 Emys mexicana Günther in Godman & Salvin 1885 1953 Geoemyda rubida perixantha Mosimann & Ra bb() Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha Smith & Taylor 1966 Callopsis rubida perixantha Smith & Smith 1975 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).