Black River Turtles
The Black River Turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black wood turtle is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. Ranging from the Coco River in northern Nicaragua, south through Costa Rica to central Panama, they are commonly found in or around marshes, swamps, ponds, and slow moving rivers in forested areas.
The Black Wood Turtle, as its name implies, is a large dark turtle. Though it is basically black it can sometimes be on the more brownish side of black, especially when young. Its limbs are speckled with a lighter color and it jaw, sometimes up onto the sides of the face, is a yellowish color spotted with black.
They are the largest of the wood turtles with an adult reaching up to 35 cm (14") in length.
This turtle is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Black River Turtles
The Black River Turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black wood turtle is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. Ranging from the Coco River in northern Nicaragua, south through Costa Rica to central Panama, they are commonly found in or around marshes, swamps, ponds, and slow moving rivers in forested areas.
The Black Wood Turtle, as its name implies, is a large dark turtle. Though it is basically black it can sometimes be on the more brownish side of black, especially when young. Its limbs are speckled with a lighter color and it jaw, sometimes up onto the sides of the face, is a yellowish color spotted with black.
They are the largest of the wood turtles with an adult reaching up to 35 cm (14") in length.
This turtle is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.