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Furrowed Wood Turtle

Rhinoclemmys areolata

Description:

Photo take near a mangrove area this small guy is walking a little far from any water just side of the road all i can say it remain me to master Uwe from kung fu panda :), about 20 cm long all same color y cant find any patterns on the shell seems very dry whit a big smile.

Habitat:

Found on Subtropical and tropical areas on the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent regions, Central America.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago
Furrowed Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys areolata


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3 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks so much is the first time i have seen this one here:)

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

No problem :) The fact that you are on the tip of the Yucatan peninsula narrowed down the possibilities a lot!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Ashley :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Nov 6, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012

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