Black wood turtle

Black wood turtle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Rhinoclemmys
Species:	R. funerea
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
Chelopus funereus Cope, 1876 Emys funerea Günther, 1885 Geoemyda funerea Dunn, 1930 Geoemyda costaricensis Kanberg, 1930 Geoemyda punctularia funerea Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 Rhinoclemys funerea McDowell, 1964 Geomyda funerea Campbell & Howell, 1965 Geoemydia funeria Fairchild, Kohls & Tipton, 1966 (ex errore) Rhinoclemmys funerea Meyer & Wilson, 1973 Callopsis funerea Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976

The black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black river turtle is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys, which is in the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

References[]

External links[]

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Rhinoclemmys funerea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

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