Spot-legged wood turtle

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Rhinoclemmys
Species:	R. punctularia
Binomial name
*Rhinoclemmys punctularia* (Daudin, 1801)^[1]^[2]
Subspecies
Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera
Synonyms^[3]
Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Testudo punctularia Daudin, 1801 Testudo dorsata Schoepff, 1801 Emys dorsata Schweigger, 1812 Emys punctularia Schweigger, 1812 Chersine punctularia Merrem, 1820 Emys dorsualis Spix, 1824 Clemmys dorsata Wagler, 1830 Emys scabra Gray, 1831 Chemelys verrucosa Rafinesque, 1832 Clemmys (Clemmys) punctularia Fitzinger, 1835 Callopsis dorsalis Gray, 1863 (ex errore) Callopsis scabra Gray, 1863 Rhinoclemys bellii Gray, 1863 Rhinoclemys scabra Gray, 1863 Geoclemys callocephalus Gray, 1863 Clemmys callocephala Strauch, 1865 Chelopus punctularius Cope, 1865 Geoclemmys callocephala Gray, 1870 Geoclemmys callocephalus Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys scabra Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys bellii Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys scabra var. bellii Gray, 1872 Rhinoclemys callocephala Gray, 1873 Rhinoclemys lunata Gray, 1873 Rhinoclemys ventricosa Gray, 1873 Nicoria punctularia Boulenger, 1889 Geoemyda [punctularia] punctularia Siebenrock, 1909 Geomyda punctularia Luederwaldt, 1926 Emys puntularia Pearse, 1945 (ex errore) Geoemyda punctularia lunata Mertens, 1954 Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Fróes, 1957 Rhinoclemys punctularia McDowell, 1964 Callopsis punctularia lunata Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976 Callopsis punctularia punctularia Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976 Rhinoclemmys lunata Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemmys punctularia Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemmys punctularia lunata Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977 Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera Paolillo, 1985

The painted wood turtle or spot-legged wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae.

Distribution

The painted wood turtle can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.^[1]

Subspecies

Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia^[1]
Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera^[1]

References

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, 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 (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

Family Geoemydidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae

Genera

Species of the family Geoemydidae

†Banhxeochelys

†Banhxeochelys trani

Batagur

Cuora

Cyclemys

†Echmatemys

†Echmatemys septaria
†Echmatemys stevensoniana
†Echmatemys wyomingensis

Geoclemys

Black pond turtle

Geoemyda

Hardella

Brahminy river turtle

Heosemys

Leucocephalon

Sulawesi forest turtle

Malayemys

Mauremys

Melanochelys

Morenia

Notochelys

Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Orlitia

Malaysian giant turtle

Pangshura

Rhinoclemmys

Sacalia

Siebenrockiella

Vijayachelys

Cane turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.

Testudines

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Diapsida
Order: Testudines

Genus

Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)

Cheloniidae	†Allopleuron Caretta †Carolinochelys Chelonia †Eochelone Eretmochelys †Gigantatypus †Glarichelys †Itilochelys Lepidochelys †Mexichelys †Miocaretta Natator †Pacifichelys †Syllomus †Tasbacka
Dermochelyidae	†Arabemys †Corsochelys †Cosmochelys Dermochelys †Eosphargis †Mesodermochelys †Psephophorus
	†Euclastes †Peritresius †Procolpochelys †Protosphargis †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys
Kinosternidae	Claudius †Hoplochelys Kinosternon Staurotypus Sternotherus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae	†Acherontemys Chrysemys Clemmys Deirochelys Emys Actinemys Emydoidea Glyptemys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Terrapene Trachemys †Wilburemys
Geoemydidae	Batagur †Banhxeochelys Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys
Platysternidae	Platysternon
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis †Cymatholcus †Floridemys Geochelone Gopherus †Hadrianus †Hesperotestudo Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †Megalochelys †Oligopherus Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae	†Allaeochelys †Anosteira Carettochelys
Trionychidae	Amyda Apalone †Axestemys Chitra Cyclanorbis Cycloderma †Drazinderetes Dogania †Gilmoremys †Hutchemys †Khunnuchelys Lissemys Nilssonia Palea †Palaeoamyda Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx
	†Basilochelys †Sinaspideretes

Chelydridae	Chelydra †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys Macrochelys †Planiplastron †Protochelydra
†Nanhsiungchelyidae	†Anomalochelys †Basilemys †Jiangxichelys
†Protostegidae	†Alienochelys †Archelon †Atlantochelys †Bouliachelys †Calcarichelys †Cratochelone †Desmatochelys †Iserosaurus †Notochelone †Ocepechelon †Pneumatoarthrus †Protostega †Rhinochelys †Santanachelys †Terlinguachelys
	†Adocus †Argillochelys †Bashuchelys †Ctenochelys †Prionochelys †Toxochelys

Pleurodira

†Araripemydidae	†Araripemys
†Bothremydidae	†Araiochelys †Arenila †Azabbaremys †Bothremys †Cearachelys †Chedighaii †Chupacabrachelys †Eotaphrosphys †Foxemys †Galianemys †Ilatardia †Inaechelys †Itapecuruemys †Jainemys †Kinkonychelys †Kurmademys †Labrostochelys †Nigeremys †Phosphatochelys †Polysternon †Puentemys †Rosasia †Rhothonemys †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah
Chelidae	Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys Phrynops Platemys †Prochelidella Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys †Yaminuechelys
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa Pelusios
Podocnemididae	†Albertwoodemys †Bauruemys †Brontochelys †Caninemys †Carbonemys †Cerrejonemys †Cordichelys Erymnochelys †Lapparentemys †Latentemys Peltocephalus Podocnemis †Stupendemys
†Sahonachelyidae	†Sahonachelys †Sokatra

	†Caribemys †Caririemys †Tacuarembemys

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers
Rhinoclemmys punctularia	Wikidata: Q2697046 Wikispecies: Rhinoclemmys punctularia ADW: Rhinoclemmys_punctularia CoL: 4S8B7 EoL: 460126 GBIF: 2443655 iNaturalist: 39928 IRMNG: 11086276 ITIS: 551861 NAS: 2877 NCBI: 260647 Observation.org: 102887 Open Tree of Life: 203555 RD: punctularia WoRMS: 1423682