#chelus

[herpsandbirds]

Matamata (Chelus fimbriata), family Chelidae, found in river basins in northern and central South America

Photograph by Joachim S. Müller

[nature-and-biodiversity-blog]

Mata Mata Chelus fimbriata

[w0shedup]

🐢Chelus fimbriatus (matamata)🐢

Hello! I work for my school’s natural history collections so I understand all the laws and have all the permits I need to care for my dead things. This piece is not a personal collection piece, but the schools.

[herpsandbirds]

Matamata (Chelus fimbriata), family Chelidae, found in river basins in northern and central South America

Photograph by M. Watson

[herpsandbirds]

Orinoco Matamata (Chelus orinocensis), family Chelidae, found in northern South America in the Orinoco, upper Rio Negro–Branco and Essequibo basins, and in Trinidad.

First described as a distinct species in 2020.

photographs: Vargas-Ramirez et al., RatioTile

[herpsandbirds]

ive been on a turtle kick lately (thanks tmnt) and all i can think about is turtles

do you have any spectacular turtles and whats your favorite species? (i enjoy softshells but i think my favorite is the alligator snapping turtle)

HAVE I GOT A TURTLE FOR YOU MOTHERFUCKER!!!!

Matamata (Chelus fimbriata), family Chelidae, found in river basins in northern and central South America

Photos by J. Patrick Fischer, M. Watson, alysedevries, Stan Shebs

[herpsandbirds]

Matamata (Chelus fimbriata), family Chelidae, found in river basins in northern and central South America

Photograph by J. Patrick Fischer

[herpsandbirds]

Matamata (Chelus fimbriata), family Chelidae, found in river basins in northern and central South America

Photograph by alysedevries