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black wood turtle

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Description:

brown shelled turtle with tan throat speckled black - looks superficially like the pacific pond turtle

Habitat:

river and river's edge

1 Species ID Suggestions

jlcarratulm
jlcarratulm 11 years ago
Black Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys funerea


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1 Comment

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

Thank you! I knew I should have done more research. I think our guide at Tortuguero got confused.

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 21, 2011
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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