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Black river turtle

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Notes:

About 5 inches long.

2 Species ID Suggestions

BrendanSmith
BrendanSmith 10 years ago
Brown Forest Turtle
Rhinoclemmys annulata
jlcarratulm
jlcarratulm 10 years ago
Black River Turtle
Rhinoclemmys funerea


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3 Comments

jlcarratulm
jlcarratulm 10 years ago

This is a very young individual of Rhinoclemmys funerea, not R. annulata.

nosarasue
nosarasue 10 years ago

Many thanks Brendan. We saved it from the grasscutter, hence all the little flakes of grass on it.

BrendanSmith
BrendanSmith 10 years ago

Nice series!

nosarasue
Spotted by
nosarasue

Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 25, 2013
Submitted on Nov 25, 2013

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