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) or Mexican spotted terrapin is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.
It is endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the Pacific slope of southern Mexico, from sea level to 1350 meters elevation.[1]
There are two recognized subspecies. R. rubida rubida ranges inhabits Oaxaca and Chiapas, and R. rubida perixantha inhabits Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero.[1]