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mata-mata, matamata (Chelus fimbriata)
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Turtle33.jpg
Resolution: 2125x1180 File Size: 2468987 Bytes Date: 2015:02:24 22:48:16 Camera: Canon EOS 40D (Canon) F number: f/4.0 Exposure: 1/125 sec Focal Length: 25/1 Upload Date: 2017:07:19 14:20:52

mata-mata, matamata (Chelus fimbriata)


Tropical Turtle in the water
Date 24 February 2015, 22:48:16
Author Hardyplants
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turtle33.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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Guest
Common Names: Matamata Turtle, Mata Mata, Mata-mata
Synonyms:
Testudo matamata Bruguière, 1792
Chelys boulengerii Baur, 1890
Chelus fimbriatus
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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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