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

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.