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mata-mata, matamata (Chelus fimbriata)
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Chelus fimbriatus-Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada.jpg
Resolution: 3264x2448 File Size: 5476315 Bytes Date: 2010:04:18 12:00:39 Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS (Canon) F number: f/3.5 Exposure: 1/10 sec Focal Length: 17700/1000 Upload Date: 2017:07:19 14:12:02

mata-mata, matamata (Chelus fimbriata)


Mata mata (Chelus fimbriatus)
English: A Mata mata at Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada.
Date 18 April 2010, 12:00
Source Alligator Snapping Turtle
Author Michael Gil http://www.flickr.com/people/13907834@N00 from Toronto, ON, Canada
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chelus_fimbriatus-Toronto_Zoo,_Ontario,_Canada.jpg

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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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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