Large-nosed wood turtle

Large-nosed 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. nasuta
Binomial name
	Rhinoclemmys nasuta; (Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
	Nicoria nasuta Boulenger, 1902; Geoemyda nasuta Siebenrock, 1909; Geoemyda punctularia nasuta Mertens, 1954; Callopsis punctularia nasuta Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1976; Rhinoclemmys punctularia nasuta Fretey, Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1977; Callopsis nasuta Ernst, 1978; Rhinoclemmys nasuta Pritchard, 1979; Rhinoclemys nasuta Pritchard, 1979;

The large-nosed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys nasuta) is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

References

Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 243. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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

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[Fritz_2007-1] Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 243. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.