Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801) is a animal in the Geoemydidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

The painted wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species that lives across several northern South American countries and Trinidad and Tobago.

Family
Genus
Rhinoclemmys
Order
Class
Testudines

About Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

Rhinoclemmys punctularia, commonly known as the painted wood turtle or spot-legged wood turtle, is a turtle species classified in the genus Rhinoclemmys, family Geoemydidae. This turtle can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Photo: (c) Mike G. Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike G. Rutherford · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Testudines Geoemydidae Rhinoclemmys

More from Geoemydidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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