Mexican Spotted Terrapin

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Mexican Spotted Terrapin
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Bataguridae Genus: Rhinoclemmys Species: R. rubida
Binomial name
Rhinoclemmys rubida (Cope, 1869)

The Mexican Spotted Terrapin or Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys rubida) is a species of turtle in the Bataguridae family. It is endemic to Mexico.

[edit] Source

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Rhinoclemmys rubida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.