Reptiles › Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles
Painted Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
1,442 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 1,442 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Furrowed Wood TurtleRhinoclemmys areolata
Mexican Mud TurtleKinosternon integrumStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 92 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 76 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 46 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 33 |
| Jalisco | 30 |
| Guatemala | 23 |
| Sinaloa | 15 |
| Guerrero | 12 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 11 |
| Zacapa | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Turtles and Tortoises · Testudines |
| Family | Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles · Geoemydidae |
| Genus | Neotropical Wood Turtles · Rhinoclemmys |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Painted Wood Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.