Species / Testudines taxon

Spot-legged Wood Turtle

Rhinoclemmys punctularia

Rhinoclemmys punctularia,又称斑腿木龟,包含两个亚种。

Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Testudinoid Turtles Superfamily (TESTUDINOIDEA) > Geoemydid Turtles (GEOEMYDIDAE) > Neotropical Wood Turtles Subfamily (RHINOCLEMMYINAE) > Neotropical Wood Turtles (Rhinoclemmys) > Spot-legged Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.

Spot-legged Wood Turtle plate reference
Plate page 293
Chinese Name
斑腿木纹龟
English Name
Spot-legged Wood Turtle
Scientific Name
Rhinoclemmys punctularia
Rank
Species

Plate notes

点斑木龟

学名

点斑木龟

概述

Rhinoclemmys punctularia,又称斑腿木龟,包含两个亚种。

趣闻

种加词“punctularia”意为“小斑点”,指其腿部斑点。该物种分布于亚马逊盆地,是木纹龟属中分布最广的物种之一。

形态特征

最大SCL:雄性20.1厘米,雌性24.8厘米。背甲呈褐色,每枚盾片通常有浅色斑点;腹甲黄色或橙色,具有黑色斑点。

生态习性

半水栖性,生活在雨林溪流和沼泽中。杂食性,以水生植物、水果、昆虫和甲壳类为食。繁殖期产卵于陆地上。

主要威胁与保护

主要威胁为栖息地丧失、水污染和过度捕猎。IUCN评估表明种群下降。CITES附录II管制,部分国家有法律保护。

自然分布与保护状态

分布于巴西(阿马帕、亚马孙等州)、法属圭亚那、圭亚那、苏里南、特立尼达和多巴哥、委内瑞拉。引入巴西里约热内卢。原生占用面积约2,213,334平方公里,出现范围约5,992,970平方公里。IUCN红色名录评定为近危(NT),CITES附录II。

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