Large-nosed wood turtle

The large-nosed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys nasuta) is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Large-nosed wood turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Rhinoclemmys
Species:
R. nasuta
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys nasuta
(Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms[2]
  • Nicoria nasuta Boulenger, 1902
  • Geoemyda nasuta Siebenrock, 1909
  • Geoemyda punctularia nasuta Mertens, 1954
  • Callopsis punctularia nasuta Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976
  • Rhinoclemmys punctularia nasuta Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977
  • Callopsis nasuta Ernst, 1978
  • Rhinoclemmys nasuta Pritchard, 1979
  • Rhinoclemys nasuta Pritchard, 1979

References

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  1. ^ Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Rhinoclemmys nasuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19505A97376281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19505A8944337.en. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 243. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.