mata-mata, matamata (Chelus fimbriata)

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Subject:	mata-mata, matamata (Chelus fimbriata)
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Chelys fimbriata
Date 1700-1880
Old Latin name Chelys fimbriata
New Latin name Chelus fimbriatus
Common name Nederlands: Matamata
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chelys_fimbriata_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11600149.tif

The mata mata, mata-mata, or matamata (Chelus fimbriata) is a freshwater turtle found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. It is the only extant species in the genus Chelus.

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