Black river turtle
Black river turtle |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Reptilia |
Order: |
Testudines |
Family: |
Geoemydidae |
Genus: |
Rhinoclemmys |
Species: |
R. funerea |
Binomial name |
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875) |
Synonyms[1] |
- 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
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The black river turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black wood 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.
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