Mexican spotted wood turtle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mexican spotted wood turtle
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Rhinoclemmys
Species:	rubida
Synonyms
Chelopus rubidus Cope, 1870 Geoclemmys rubida Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys mexicana Gray, 1870 Chelopus mexicana Bocourt, 1876 Chelopus mexicanus Sumichrast, 1880 Emys mexicana Günther, 1885 Emys rubida Günther, 1885 Nicoria rubida Boulenger, 1889 Clemmys rubida Strauch, 1890 Nicoria rutila Gadow, 1905 (ex errore) Geoemyda rubida Siebenrock, 1909 Geoemyda rubida rubida Mosimann & Rabb, 1953 Rhinoclemys rubida McDowell, 1964 Rhinoclemmys rubida rubida Smith & Taylor, 1966 Callopsis rubida rubida Smith & Smith, 1975 Rhinoclemys rubida rubida Pritchard, 1979 Chelopus rubidus rubidus Bour, 2002 Geoemyda rubida perixantha Mosimann & Rabb, 1953 Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha Smith & Taylor, 1966 Callopsis rubida perixantha Smith & Smith, 1975 Rhinoclemys rubida perixantha Pritchard, 1979 Rhinoclemmys rubida perixanthal Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993 (ex errore) Chelopus rubidus perixanthus Bour, 2002

The Mexican spotted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys rubida), also known as the Mexican spotted terrapin, is a special kind of turtle. It belongs to the turtle family called Geoemydidae.

About the Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle

This turtle is endemic to Mexico. This means you can only find it living naturally in Mexico and nowhere else in the world! It lives in the southern parts of Mexico, especially on the Pacific side. You can find these turtles from sea level all the way up to 1,350 meters high in the mountains.

Different Kinds of Mexican Spotted Wood Turtles

Scientists recognize two main types, or subspecies, of the Mexican spotted wood turtle:

• R. rubida rubida: This subspecies lives in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.
• R. rubida perixantha: This subspecies is found in the states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero.