NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Painted Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray, 1855)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1855)
- Common name
- Painted Wood Turtle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
- Genus
- Rhinoclemmys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTestudinoidea
- familyGeoemydidae
- genusRhinoclemmys
- speciesRhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhinoclemmys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mexican Spotted Wood TurtleRhinoclemmys rubida (Cope, 1870) | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black Wood TurtleRhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875) | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Colombian Wood TurtleRhinoclemmys melanosterna (Gray, 1861) | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chocoan River turtleRhinoclemmys nasuta (Boulenger, 1902) | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted-legged TurtleRhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801) | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Geoemyda pulcherrima Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 | synonym |
| Geoemyda pulcherrima incisa Wettstein, 1934 Wettstein, 1934 | synonym |
| Geoemyda pulcherrima manni Wettstein, 1934 Wettstein, 1934 | synonym |
| Rhinoclemmys frontalis Gray, 1873 Gray, 1873 | synonym |
| Nicoria punctularia var. pulcherrima Boulenger, 1889 Boulenger, 1889 | synonym |
| Geoemyda manni Dunn, 1930 Dunn, 1930 | synonym |
| Rhinoclemmys bocourti Gray, 1873 Gray, 1873 | synonym |
| Nicoria punctularia var. incisa Boulenger, 1889 Boulenger, 1889 | synonym |
| Emys pulcherrimus Gray, 1855 Gray, 1855 | synonym |
| Callopsis pulcherrima rogerbarbouri Ernst, 1978 Ernst, 1978 | synonym |
| Geoemyda pulcherrima pulcherrima Wettstein, 1934 Wettstein, 1934 | synonym |
| Emys incisa Bocourt, 1868 Bocourt, 1868 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Rhinoclemmys&species=pulcherrima Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4S8B6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.