EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Rhinoclemmys annulata


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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Geoemydidae ()
subfamily.......no_subfamily
genus...............Rhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)
species..............Rhinoclemmys annulata (Brown Wood Turtle)
Original Description
Gray 1860b : 231
Syntypes
(3 specimens) BMNH 1946.1.22.56; BMNH 1947.3.5.58; BMNH 1947.3.5.59
Type Locality
"Esmeraldas, Ecuador"
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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