Black wood turtle

Black wood turtle
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (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. funerea
Binomial name
	Rhinoclemmys funerea; (Cope, 1875)
Synonyms
	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.

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