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Basic information
Rhinoclemmys punctularia
Spotted-legged Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyEurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles
GenusNeotropical Wood Turtles
- Czech name
- Želva plamínková
- English name
- Spotted-legged Turtle
- Alternative names
- Aperema, Cágado, Eastern Spot-legged Turtle, Jabuti-Aperema, Jurará, Muçuã, Painted wood turtle, Perema, Spot-Legged Turtle, Spot-legged wood turtle, Upper Orinoco Spot-legged Turtle
- Synonyms
- Clemmys (Rhinoclemmys) dorsata, Emys dorsalis, Geoclemys callocephalus, Geoemyda punctularia, Geoemyda punctularia punctularia, Nicoria punctularia, Rhinoclemys bellii, Testudo dorsata, Testudo punctularia, Testudo verrucosa
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 226 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,363 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 5.8 years
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~2 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4S8B7 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4