Rhinoclemmys

Genus of turtles

Rhinoclemmys
Temporal range: Early Miocene-Recent
~19–0 Ma
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Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima,
painted wood turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Subfamily: Rhinoclemmydinae
Genus: Rhinoclemmys
Fitzinger 1835[1]

Rhinoclemmys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae), the only genus in the subfamily Rhinoclemmydinae. Member species of the genus are commonly known as the Neotropical wood turtles and are the only geoemydids known from the Americas. As such, they have adapted to a wide range of habitats, which is reflected in the species' common names.

Species

The genus Rhinoclemmys contains the following extant and fossil species which are recognized as being valid:

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rhinoclemmys.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.114–000.115
  2. ^ Cadena et al., 2012

Bibliography

  • Cadena, E.; J.R. Bourque; A.F. Rincón; J.I. Bloch; C.A. Jaramillo, and B.J. MacFadden. 2012. New turtles (Chelonia) from the late Eocene through Late Miocene of the Panama Canal Basin. Journal of Paleontology 86. 539–557. Accessed 2019-03-07.
  • 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.

Further reading

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  • Le, M.; Mccord, W. P. (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographical history of the genus Rhinoclemmys Fitzinger, 1835 and the monophyly of the turtle family Geoemydidae (Testudines: Testudinoidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 153 (4): 751–767. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00413.x.
  • Fitzinger L (1835). "Entwurf einer systematischen Anordnung der Schildkröten nach den Grundsätzen der natürlichen Methode ". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 1: 105–128. (Rhinoclemmys, new genus, p. 115). (in German and Latin).
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Genera
Species of the family Geoemydidae
Northern river terrapin(Batagur baska)
BanhxeochelysBatagurCuoraCyclemysEchmatemys
  • Echmatemys septaria
  • Echmatemys stevensoniana
  • Echmatemys wyomingensis
GeoclemysGeoemydaHardellaHeosemysLeucocephalonMalayemysMauremysMelanochelysMoreniaNotochelysOrlitiaPangshuraRhinoclemmysSacaliaSiebenrockiellaVijayachelys
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
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Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
  • Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
Taxon identifiers
Rhinoclemmys