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matamata - Chelus fimbriata
| Subject: | matamata - Chelus fimbriata
| | Poster: | Robin Russell (boujlida@mindspring.com)
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Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Posted Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 01:37:51 -0500 |
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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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Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
Synonyms:
Testudo matamata Bruguière, 1792
Chelys boulengerii Baur, 1890
Chelus fimbriatus
Common Names: Matamata Turtle [English] |
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