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.