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Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801) is a animal in the Geoemydidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Animalia

Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

The painted wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species that lives across several northern South American countries and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Rhinoclemmys
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Testudines

About Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

Rhinoclemmys punctularia, commonly known as the painted wood turtle or spot-legged wood turtle, is a turtle species classified in the genus Rhinoclemmys, family Geoemydidae. This turtle can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Photo: (c) Mike G. Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike G. Rutherford · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Testudines Geoemydidae Rhinoclemmys

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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