Colombian wood turtle

Colombian 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. melanosterna
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna[1][2] (Gray, 1961)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Geoclemmys melanosterna Gray, 1861 Clemmys melanosterna Strauch, 1862 Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Gray, 1863 Nicoria punctularia var. melanosternum Boulenger, 1889 Geoemyda punctularia melanosternum Siebenrock, 1909 Geoemyda punctularia melanosterna Mertens, 1954 Callopsis punctularia melanosterna Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976 Rhinoclemmys punctularia melanosterna Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemys melanosterna Pritchard, 1979

The Colombian wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.^[2]

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Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.  Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
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