Published January 25, 2022 | Version v1
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Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima

Description

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray 1856:25)

Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.5.52 (formerly 1851.8.25.24; illustrated in the original description, Pl. XXV, Fig. 1 and reproduced in Smith & Smith 1980:943).

Notes

Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp. 1-85 in Megataxa 7 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.7.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5964441

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH
Family
Geoemydidae
Genus
Rhinoclemmys
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
BMNH 1947.3
Order
Testudines
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Gray
Species
pulcherrima
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray, 1856) sec. Iverson, 2022

References

  • Gray, J. E. (1856) [" 1855 "]. Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). British Museum, London, 79 pp. [Published March 1856].
  • Smith, H. M. & Smith, R. B. (1980 [" 1979 "]) Synopsis of the herptofauna of Mexico. Volume VI. Guide to Mexican turtles. Bibliographic addendum III. John Johnson, North Bennington, Vermont, 1044 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1444548