Painted wood turtle

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;

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