Painted wood turtle

The ornate or painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) is one of nine turtle species of the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae. There are four recognized subspecies.

Painted wood turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Rhinoclemmys
Species:
R. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
(Gray, 1855)
Synonyms
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima pulcherrima
  • Emys pulcherrimus Gray, 1856
  • Clemmys pulcherrima Strauch, 1862
  • Callichelys pulcherrima Gray, 1863
  • Emys pulcherrima Müller, 1865
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Gray, 1873
  • Chelopus pulcherrima Bocourt, 1876
  • Pseudemys pulcherrima Garman, 1884
  • Chelopus pulcherrimus Cope, 1887
  • Nicoria punctularia var. pulcherrima Boulenger, 1889
  • Geoemyda punctularia pulcherrima Siebenrock, 1909
  • Geoemyda pulcherrima pulcherrima Wettstein, 1934
  • Rhinoclemys pulcherrima McDowell, 1964
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima pulcherrima Smith & Taylor, 1966
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrina Fairchild, Kohls & Tipton, 1966 (ex errore)
  • Rhinoclemys pulcherrima pulcherrima Greene, 1972
  • Callopsis pulcherrima pulcherrima Smith & Smith, 1975
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherria Acuña-Mesén, 2006 (ex errore)
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa
  • Emys incisa Bocourt, 1868
  • Rhinoclemmys frontalis Gray, 1873
  • Rhinoclemmys bocourti Gray, 1873
  • Chelopus incisa Bocourt, 1876
  • Chelopus incisus Sumichrast, 1880
  • Glyptemys incisa Garman, 1884
  • Nicoria punctularia var. incisa Boulenger, 1889
  • Clemmys incisa Strauch, 1890
  • Chrysemys incisa Gadow, 1905
  • Geoemyda punctularia incisa Siebenrock, 1909
  • Rhinoclemmys incisa Schmidt, 1928
  • Geoemyda pulcherrima incisa Wettstein, 1934
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa Smith & Taylor, 1966
  • Callopsis pulcherrima incisa Smith & Smith, 1975
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima insica Rogner, 1995 (ex errore)
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni
  • Geoemyda manni Dunn, 1930
  • Geoemyda pulcherrima manni Wettstein, 1934
  • Geoemyda punctularia manni Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Callopsis pulcherrima manni Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni Pritchard, 1979
  • Rhinoclemys pulcherrima manni Pritchard, 1979
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima rogerbarbouri
  • Callopsis pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Ernst, 1978
  • Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Pritchard, 1979
  • Rhinoclemys pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Pritchard, 1979
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