Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Turtles Geoemydidae Central America North America South America Taxonomy of the genus Rhinoclemmys Biodiversity of the family Geoemydidae Bibliography of the genus Rhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles) (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Rhinoclemmys in general Arroyave Bermudez, F.J.; Romero Goyeneche, O.Y.; Bonilla Gómez, M.A.; Hurtado Heredia, R.G. 2014. [Illegal trade of tortoises (Testudinata) in Colombia: a network analysis approach]. (In Spanish). Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 381-392. Ernst, C.H. 1978. A revision of the Neotropical turtle genus Callopsis (Testudines: Emydidae: Batagurinae). Herpetologica 34(2): 113-134. Ernst, C.H. 1981. Rhinoclemmys. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 274: 1-2. Fullerton, J.A. 1997. Tropical American Wood Turtles: Rhinoclemmys. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 50: 44-53. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1985. Opinion 1309. Geoemyda Gray, 1834, and Rhinoclemmys Fitzinger, 1835 (Reptilia, Testudines): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 42(2): 152-153. Le, M.; McCord, W.P. 2008. 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): 751-767. Sites, J.W.; Greenbaum, I.F.; Bickham, J.W. 1981. Biochemical systematics of neotropical turtles of the genus Rhinoclemmys (Emydidae: Batagurinae). Herpetologica 37(4): 256-264. Smith, H.M. 1978. Status of suppressed names and of Calliopsis Gray (Reptilia: Testudines). Herpetological Review 9(3): 93. Smith, H.M.; Ernst, C.H.; Smith, R.B. 1980. Geoemyda Gray, 1834, and Rhinoclemmys Fitzinger, 1835 (Reptilia, Testudines): proposed conservation. Z.N.(S.) 2287. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 37(4): 233-239. Smith, H.M.; Smith, R.B.; Sawin, H.L. 1975. The generic name of the neotropical semiterrestrial emydine turtles. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 77(4): 211-217. Valverde, J. 2009. Die Schildkröten Südamerikas. Reptilia (D) 14(80): 16-27. Rhinoclemmys annulata Carr, J.L.; Almendáriz, A.; Simmons, J.E.; Nielsen, M.T. 2014. Subsistence hunting for turtles in northwestern Ecuador. Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 401-413. Ernst, C.H. 1980. Rhinoclemmys annulata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 250: 1-2. Ernst, C.H. 1983. Rhinoclemmys annulata (tortuga parda terrestre, jicote, jicotea, brown land turtle]. pp. 416-417. In: Janzen, D.H. (ed.). Costa Rican natural history. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 816 pp. Giraldo, A.; Garcés-Restrepo, M.F.; Carr, J.L. 2013. Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray 1860). Montañera, Bambera. Catálogo de Anfibios y Reptiles de Colombia 1(1): 31-34. Gruenewald, F. 2015. [Keeping and breeding of the Brown Wood Turtle, Rhinoclemmys annulata (GRAY, 1860)]. (In German). Schildkröten im Fokus 12(2): 3-22. Grünewald, F. 2015. Haltung und Vermehrung der Braunen Erdschildkröte, Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray, 1860) [Keeping and breeding of the Brown Wood Turtle, Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray, 1860)]. Schildkröten im Fokus 12(2): 3-22. Medem, F. 1956. Informe sobre reptiles columbianos. I. Noticia sobre el primer hallazgo de la tortuga Geoemyda annulata (Gray) en Colombia. Caldasia (Bogota) 7: 317-325. Mittermeier, R.A. 1971. Notes on the behaviour and ecology of Rhinoclemys annulata Gray. Herpetologica 27: 485-488. Moll, D.; Jansen, K.P. 1995. Evidence for a role in seed dispersal by two tropical herbivorous turtles. Biotropica 27(1): 121-127. Rhinoclemmys areolata Charruau, P.; Escobedo-Galván, A.H.; Morales-Garduza, M.A. 2014. Natural history notes: Rhinoclemmys areolata (Furrowed Wood Turtle). Maximum size and mass. Herpetological Review 45(3): 487. Dodd, C.K. 1978. A note on the defensive posturing of turtles from Belize, Central America. Herpetological Review 9(1): 11-12. Dundee, H.A.; White, D.A.; Rico-Gray, V. 1986. Observations on the distribution and biology of some Yucatan Peninsula amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 22(2): 37-50. Dunn, E.R.; Stuart, L.C. 1951. Comments on some recent restrictions of type localities of certain South and Central American amphibians and reptiles. Copeia 1951(1): 55-61. Ernst, C.H. 1980. Rhinoclemmys areolata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 251: 1-2. Ewert, M.A.; Firth, S.J.; Nelson, C.E. 1984. Normal and multiple eggshells in batagurine turtles and their implications for dinosaurs and other reptiles. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62(9): 1834-1841. Pérez-Higareda, G. 1984. Range extensions of Kinosternon acutum and Rhinoclemmys areolata in Veracruz, Mexico. (Testudines: Cryptodira). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 20(3): 112-113. Pérez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M. 1987. Comments on geographic variation in Rhinoclemmys areolata (Testudines). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 23(3): 113-118. Pérez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M. 1988. Courtship behaviour in Rhinoclemmys areolata from western Tabasco, Mexico (Testudines: Emydidae). Great Basin Naturalist 48(2): 263-266. Platt, S.G. 1993. Life history notes: Rhinoclemmys areolata (Furrowed Wood Turtle). Diet. Herpetological Review 24(1): 32. Platt, S.G.; Finger, A.G.; Rainwater, T.R.; Woodke, H. 2004. Natural history notes: RhinoClemmys areolata (Furrowed Wood Turtle). Maximum size. Herpetological Review 35(4): 383. Platt, S.G.; Karesh, W.B.; Thorbjarnarson, J.B.; Rainwater, T.R. 1999. Occurrence of the Furrowed Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata) on Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(3): 490-491. Platt, S.G.; Meerman, J.C.; Rainwater, T.R. 1999. Diversity, observations, and conservation of the herpetofauna of Turneffe, Lighthouse, and Glovers atolls, Belize. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 66: 1-13. Vogt, R.C.; Platt, S.G.; Rainwater, T.R. 2009. RhinoClemmys areolata (Duméril and Bibron 1851) - Furrowed Wood Turtle, Black-bellied Turtle, Mojena Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 022.1-022.7. Rhinoclemmys diademata Armesto, O.; Acevedo, A.A.; Gallardo, A.; Franco, R. 2014. Rhinoclemmys diademata (Mertens 1954). Inguensa, Galápago del Maracaibo. Catálogo de Anfibios y Reptiles de Colombia 2(1): 47-52. Donato-Rondon, J.C.; González-Trujillo, J.D.; Romero, B.; Castro-Rebolledo, M.I. 2018. Diatom assemblages associated with turtle carapaces in the Neotropical region. Revista de Biologia Tropical 66(4): 1362-1372. Fuchs, G. 2016. Erfolgreiche Haltung und Nachzucht der Maracaibo-Diademschildkröte (Rhinoclemmys diademata Mertens, 1954). Radiata 25(1): 15-22. Fuchs, G. 2016. Successful husbandry and propagation of the Maracaibo Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys diademata Mertens, 1954). Radiata (English edition) 25(1): 15-22. Maria, N. 1958. Geoemyda punctularia diademata Mertens, contribucion al estudio de los Testudineos de Colombia. Bol. Cult. Col. San Jose, Medellin 23: 31-37. Mertens, R. 1954. Bemerkenswerte Schildkröten aus Süd- und Zentral-Amerika. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 7: 239-242. Pritchard, P.C.H. 1980. Record size turtles from Florida and South America. Chelonologica 1(3): 113-123. Ramirez-Perilla, J. 2007. Ciclos de postura anual ex situ de RhinoClemmys melanosterna, R. diademata y de sus hibridos (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae: Batagurinae). Acta Biologica Colombiana 10(2) 2005(2007): 113-121. Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A.; McCord, W.P.; Barros, T.R.; Barrio-Amoros, C.L. 2007. RhinoClemmys diademata (Mertens, 1954), die "Galapago de Maracaibo" (Testudines; Geoemydidae): Eine ungeschützte Schildkrötenart im Maracaibo-Becken, Venezuela. Radiata 16(1): 16-23. Rhinoclemmys flammigera Paolillo-O., A. 1985. Description of a new subspecies of the turtle Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin) (Testudines: Emydidae) from southern Venezuela. Amphibia-Reptilia 6(3): 293-305. Rhinoclemmys funerea Acuna-Mesen, R.A. 1991. Descripcion de la ultraestructura de la cascara de los huevos de la tortuga negra, Rhinoclemmys funerea (Testudines, Emididae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 51(1): 201-209. Campbell, H.W.; Howell, T.R. 1965. Herpetological records from Nicaragua. Herpetologica 21: 130-140. Dathe, F. 2007. Pflege und Vermehrung von Bauchstreifen-Erdschildkröten RhinoClemmys funerea (Cope, 1876), im Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde. Milu 12(2): 168-177. Ernst, C.H. 1981. Rhinoclemmys funerea. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 263 [1980]: 1-2. Ernst, C.H. 1983. Rhinoclemmys funerea (tortuga negra del rio, jicote, black river turtle). pp. 417-418. In: Janzen, D.H. (ed.). Costa Rican natural history. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 816 pp. Hofstra, J. 2002. Europe's first captive breeding of the Black Wood Turtle, RhinoClemmys funerea. Podarcis 3(1). Iverson, J.B. 1975. Notes on courtship in Rhinoclemys funerea. Journal of Herpetology 9(2): 249-250. Kanberg, H. 1930. Eine neue Schildkröte aus Costa Rica. Zoologischer Anzeiger 88(7/8): 161-162. Merchan Fornelino, M. 2005. Etnozoologia, legislacion y conservacion de la tortuga negra (RhinoClemmys funerea) en Costa Rica. Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 15(2): 120-126. Merchan Fornelino, M.; Fournier, R. 2007. Natural history notes: RhinoClemmys funerea (Black Wood Turtle). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 38(1): 72. Merchan, M.; Mora, J.M. 2000. Biology, distribution and conservation of the Black Wood Turtle in Costa Rica, RhinoClemmys funerea. Reptilia (GB) 13: 31-38. Moll, D.; Jansen, K.P. 1995. Evidence for a role in seed dispersal by two tropical herbivorous turtles. Biotropica 27(1): 121-127. Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Carr, J.L.; Almendáriz, A.; Simmons, J.E.; Nielsen, M.T. 2014. Subsistence hunting for turtles in northwestern Ecuador. Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 401-413. Castano Mora, O.V.; Medem, F. 1983. Datos preliminares sobre la reproduccion de Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Gray (Reptilia: quelonia: Emydidae). Lozania 47: 1-6. Donato-Rondon, J.C.; González-Trujillo, J.D.; Romero, B.; Castro-Rebolledo, M.I. 2018. Diatom assemblages associated with turtle carapaces in the Neotropical region. Revista de Biologia Tropical 66(4): 1362-1372. Iverson, J.B. 2014. Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Colombian Wood Turtle). Longevity. Herpetological Review 45(1): 60. Ramirez-Perilla, J. 2007. Ciclos de postura anual ex situ de RhinoClemmys melanosterna, R. diademata y de sus hibridos (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae: Batagurinae). Acta Biologica Colombiana 10(2) 2005(2007): 113-121. Vargas-Ramírez, M.; Carr, J.L.; Fritz, U. 2013. Complex phylogeography in Rhinoclemmys melanosterna: conflicting mitochondrial and nuclear evidence suggests past hybridization (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Zootaxa 3670(2): 238-254. Rhinoclemmys nasuta Carr, J.L.; Almendáriz, A.; Simmons, J.E.; Nielsen, M.T. 2014. Subsistence hunting for turtles in northwestern Ecuador. Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 401-413. Carr, J.L.; Garces, M.F.; Quintero-Angel, A.; Giraldo, A. 2010. Natural history notes: Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Chocoan River Turtle). Diet and feeding behavior. Herpetological Review 41(3): 347-348. Carr, J.L.; Giraldo, A. 2009. RhinoClemmys nasuta (Boulenger 1902) - Large-nosed Wood Turtle, Chocoan River Turtle Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 034.1-034.6. Carr, J.L.; Giraldo, A.; Garcés-Restrepo, M.F. 2017. Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Boulenger 1902). Tortuga de río chocoana, sabaletera. Catálogo de Anfibios y Reptiles de Colombia 3(2): 43-49. Castillo-Cutiva, L.A.; Giraldo, A.; Barreto, G. 2014. [Genetic diversity in a population of Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Testudines: Geoemydidae) associatted with an insular locality in the Choco Biogeographic Region]. (In Spanish). Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 513-519. Ernst, C.H. 1981. Rhinoclemmys nasuta. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 264 [1980]: 1. Garcés-Restrepo, M.F.; Rivera-Domínguez, N.; Giraldo, A.; Carr, J.L. 2017. Reproductive aspects of the Chocoan River turtle (Rhinoclemmys nasuta, Geoemydidae) along the Colombian Pacific coast. Amphibia-Reptilia 38(3): 351–361. Garces-Restrepo, M.F.; Giraldo, A.; Carr, J.L. 2014. [Temporal variation in demography of the Chocoan River Turtle, Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Geoemydidae), on Isla Palma, Malaga Bay, Pacific coast of Valle del Cauca]. (In Spanish). Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 489-497. Giraldo, A.; Garcés-Restrepo, M.F.; Bolivar-G., W.; Carr, J.L. 2013. First report of hatching of the Chocoan River Turtle Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Boulenger 1902) (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Boletin Cientifico Museo de Historia Natural Universidad de Caldas 17(2): 154-196. Giraldo, A.; Garces-Restrepo, M.F.; Carr, J.L.; Loaiza, J. 2012. [Population size and structure of the large-nosed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys nasuta, Testudines: Geoemydidae) in an insular environment of the Colombian Pacific region]. (In Spanish). Caldasia 34(1): 109-125. Molina Henao, Y.F.; Barreto, G.; Giraldo, A. 2014. [Implementation of DNA mitochondrial analysis in Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Testudines: Geoemydidae)]. (In Spanish). Acta Biologica Colombiana 19(3): 507-512. Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Acuna-Mesen, R.A.; Barrantes Montiel, A.; Barrantes Montiel, G. 1996. Report of ovoposition [oviposition] of Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni (Testudines: Emydidae) in Costa Rica. Brenesia 45-46: 195-197. Acuna-Mesen, R.A.; Garcia, E.G. 1999. 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Habitat use, size structure and sex ratio of the spot-legged turtle, Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia (Testudines: Geoemydidae), in Algodoal-Maiandeua Island, Para, Brazil. Revista de Biologia Tropical 60(1): 413-424. Wermuth, H. 1956. Versuch der Deutung einiger bisher übersehener Schildkröten-Namen. Zoologische Beiträge 2: 399-423. Rhinoclemmys rubida Alvarado Diaz, J.; Estrada-Virgen, A.; Garcia-Parra, D.; Suazo-Ortuño, I. 2003. Natural history notes: RhinoClemmys rubida (Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle). Diet. Herpetological Review 34(4): 363. Butterfield, T.G. 2015. Natural history notes: Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha (Colima Wood Turtle). Courtship and mating behavior. Herpetological Review 46(4): 620. Butterfield, T.G.; Rivera-Hernández, O.F. 2014. Natural history notes: Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha (Colima Wood Turtle). Diet. Herpetological Review 45(2): 320-321. Butterfield, T.G.; Scoville, A.; García, A.; Beck, D.D. 2018. 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