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Mata-mata Turtle (Chelys fimbriata) #1
| Subject: | Mata-mata Turtle (Chelys fimbriata) #1
| | Poster: | John White (reptiles@erols.com)
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File date : 1999:10:14 09:00:00
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Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Posted Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:55:11 -0400 |
The mata mata, mata-mata, or matamata (Chelus fimbriata) is a freshwater turtle found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
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Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
Synonyms:
Testudo matamata Bruguière, 1792
Chelys boulengerii Baur, 1890
Chelus fimbriatus
Common Names: Matamata Turtle [English] |
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Scientfic Name: Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
Common Names: Matamata Turtle, Mata Mata, Mata-mata
Synonyms:
Testudo matamata Bruguière, 1792
Chelys boulengerii Baur, 1890
Chelus fimbriatus |
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