Large-nosed wood turtle

For the similar named Wood turtle, see Wood turtle.
Large-nosed wood turtle
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Rhinoclemmys
Species: R. nasuta
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys nasuta
(Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

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

Source

  1. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 243. ISSN 18640-5755. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.