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Spot-legged wood turtle
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
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)
Subspecies
	Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia; Rhinoclemmys punctularia flammigera;
Synonyms
	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Rhodin et al. 2010, p. 000.115
^ Fritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 242
^ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 245–246. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.

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.