Chelus fimbriatus - Flickr - Dick Culbert (1)
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Description: Surely the most bizarre of turtles. The Matamata hunts in slow waters of the Amazon Basin. It is widely sought by the pet trade, but not endangered. Photo from Brazil-Peru border area. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/fauna/riverlife/index.html. Date: 11 February 2007, 04:42. Source: Chelus fimbriatus. Author: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada.
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- Pleurodira (sideneck turtle)
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- Chelinae
- Chelus (Mata Mata)
- Chelus fimbriatus
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