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title: "Furrowed Wood Turtle"
description: "Rhinoclemmys areolata — Rettili. The furrowed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent regions of Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/furrowed-wood-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Furrowed Wood Turtle

> Rhinoclemmys areolata — Rettili. The furrowed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent regions of Central America.

- Scientific name: *Rhinoclemmys areolata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1489
- Wikidata: [Q2283148](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283148)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39941](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39941)

## Names

- en: Furrowed Wood Turtle
- de: Gefurchte Erdschildkröte
- es: Tortuga mojina de monte

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1041), BZ (127), GT (18)

## Summary

The furrowed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata) is a species of turtle belonging to the genus Rhinoclemmys of the family Geoemydidae found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent regions of Central America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furrowed_wood_turtle

## Photo

![Furrowed Wood Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/furrowed-wood-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9728824

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/furrowed-wood-turtle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).