Mata mata
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phylum | Chordata | The mata mata, or matamata is a freshwater turtle found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. The mata mata is a large, sedentary turtle with a large, triangular, flattened head characterized with many tubercles and flaps of skin, and a "horn" on its long and tubular snout. Three barbels occur on the chin and four additional filamentous barbels at the upper jaw, which is neither hooked nor notched.
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clade | Anapsida | |
order | Testudines | |
suborder | Pleurodira | |
family | Chelidae | |
genus | Chelus | |
species | C. fimbriata |