Mata mata

For other uses, see Matamata (disambiguation).

Mata mata
Temporal range: Pliocene–Recent
In Shanghai Aquarium, China
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Chelus
Species:
C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Chelus fimbriata
(Schneider, 1783)[3]
Synonyms[1][6]
Species synonymy
  • Testudo terrestris Fermin, 1765 Nomen rejectum[4]
  • Testudo fimbriata Schneider, 1783[3]
  • Testudo fimbria Gmelin, 1789 nomen novum
  • Testudo matamata Bruguière, 1792 nomen novum
  • Testudo bispinosa Daudin, 1801 nomen novum
  • Emydes matamata Brongniart, 1805
  • Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783) recombination[5]
  • Testudo rapara Gray, 1831 nomen novum
  • Testudo raparara Gray, 1844 nomen novum
  • Testudo raxarara Gray, 1856 nomen novum
  • Chelys boulengerii Baur, 1890 nomen novum

The mata mata, mata-mata, or matamata (Chelus fimbriata)[7] is a South American species of freshwater turtle found in the Amazon basin and river system of the eastern Guianas. It was formerly believed to also occur in the Orinoco basin, western Guianas and upper Rio Negro–Branco system, but in 2020 these populations were found to belong to a separate species, Chelus orinocensis (Orinoco mata mata).[1][8] Subsequently, some authorities have modified the common name of Chelus fimbriata to Amazon mata mata.[1] These two are the only extant species in the genus Chelus.[1][8]

  1. ^ a b c d e Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Inverson, John B.; Roger, Bour; Fritz, Uwe; Georges, Arthur; Shaffer, H. Bradley; van Dijk, Peter Paul; et al. (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) (2021). Rhodin A. G.J.; Iverson J.B.; van Dijk P.P.; Saumure R.A.; Buhlmann K.A.; Pritchard P.C.H.; Mittermeier R.A. (eds.). "Turtles of the world, 2021 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status (9th Ed.)". Chelonian Research Monographs. Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. 9 (8 ed.): 1–472. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ^ a b Schneider, J.G. 1783. Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Schildkröten, nebst einem Systematischen Verseichnisse der einzelnen Arten. Müller, Leipzig. xlviii + 364 p.
  4. ^ ICZN. 1963. Opinion 660. Suppression under the plenary powers of seven specific names of turtles (Reptilia: Testudines). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20:187-190.
  5. ^ Duméril, A.M.C. 1806. Zoologie Analytique, ou Méthode Naturelle de Classification des Animaux. Paris: Perronneau, 344 pp.
  6. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 327. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755. S2CID 87809001.
  7. ^ Giant fossil matamata turtles (matamatas part V) Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Tetrapod Zoology
  8. ^ a b Vargas-Ramírez, M.; Caballero, S.; Morales-Betancourt, M.A.; Lasso, C.A.; Amaya, L.; Gregorio Martínez, J.; das Neves Silva Viana, M.; Vogt, R.C.; Pires Farias, I.; Hrbek, T.; Campbell, P.D.; Fritz, U. (2020). "Genomic analyses reveal two species of the matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and clarify their phylogeography". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 148: 106823. Bibcode:2020MolPE.14806823V. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106823. PMID 32278863. S2CID 215751367.