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title: "Black River Turtle"
description: "Rhinoclemmys funerea — Gady. The black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea), or black river turtle is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys, which is in the family Geoemydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/black-river-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black River Turtle

> Rhinoclemmys funerea — Gady. The black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea),  or black river turtle is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys, which is in the family Geoemydidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinoclemmys funerea*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1908
- Wikidata: [Q2108570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2108570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39939](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39939)

## Names

- en: Black River Turtle
- de: Bauchstreifen-Erdschildkröte
- es: Tortuga Negra

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1486), PA (73), NI (21), HN (4)

## Summary

The black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea),  or black river turtle is one of nine species of turtle in the genus Rhinoclemmys, which is in the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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

## Photo

![Black River Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-river-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: prodewald · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269212528

## Machine access

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