EMYSystem Species Page: Rhinoclemmys annulata
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Geoemydidae ()
SubfamilySubfamily no_subfamily ()
GenusGenus Rhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)
SpeciesSpecies Rhinoclemmys annulata (Brown Wood Turtle)
range of species Rhinoclemmys annulata
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Original Description Gray 1860b : 231
Type Locality "Esmeraldas, Ecuador"
Syntypes (3 specimens) BMNH 1946.1.22.56; BMNH 1947.3.5.58; BMNH 1947.3.5.59
Original name Geoclemmys annulata
Common name Brown Wood Turtle
Distribution Eastern Honduras to western Colombia and western EcuadorReviewed by Ernst (1980a).
Comments Reviewed by Ernst (1980a).
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