Taxonomic corrections of certain verified non-indigenous reptiles from Florida reported by Krysko et al. (2011)
Author
Krysko, Kenneth L.
Author
Somma, Louis A.
Author
Rochford, Michael R.
Author
Gillette, Christopher R
Author
Enge, Kevin M.
Author
Cueva, Daniel
text
Zootaxa
2012
3199
66
68
journal article
45391
10.5281/zenodo.211866
5584919a-5b09-4555-93f1-6b0c9aa1b762
1175-5326
211866
GEOEMYDIDAE
UF
121604
(Fig.
25
in
Krysko
et al.
2011
; MorphoBank
M88569
) was reported as the Tropical Wood Turtle,
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
“(Linnaeus 1758)” (=
Linnaei 1758
), and incorrectly cited
Rhodin and Carr (2009)
. However, J. Carr (personal communication) informed us that the family name was misspelled as “
Geomydidae
” and the correct nomenclature for this species is
R. pulcherrima
(
Gray 1856
)
(
also see
Rhodin
et al.
2010).
Rhodin and Carr (2009)
should have been cited in the nomenclatural history and authority for the Spot-legged Turtle,
Rhinoclemmys punctularia
(
Daudin 1801
)
, another non-indigenous species collected in Florida (
Krysko
et al.
2011
).