Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: February 11th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Chelus
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Matamatas
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Fransenschildkröten
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Frynseskildpadder, Matamataer
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1806 |  |
Chelus Dumeril (type species: Testudo fimbriata Schneider 1783) |
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1811 | |
Chelys Oppel [unjustified emendation of Chelus Dumeril 1806] (syn. Bour & Ohler 2008) |
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1820 | |
Matamata Merrem [substitute name for Chelys Oppel 1811] (syn. Bour & Ohler 2008) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The grammatical gender of Chelus is feminine, so the correct form of the specific epithet is fimbriata, not fimbriatus
(Cadena, Jaramillo & Paramo 2008; Costa & Bérnils 2015).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Chelus fimbriata
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Southern Matamata
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Südliche Fransenschildkröte
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Sydlig Frynseskildpadde, Sydlig Matamata
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1765 | |
Testudo terrestris Fermin [nomen rejectum (ICZN 1963: Opinion 660)] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1783 | |
Testudo fimbriata Schneider |
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Chelus fimbriata Duméril 1806 |
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Matamata fimbriata Merrem 1820 |
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1792 | |
Testudo matamata Bruguière (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Emydes matamata Brongniart 1805 |
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Chelus matamata Oppel 1811 |
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Chelys matamata Gray in Griffith 1831 |
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1801 | |
Testudo bi-spinosa Daudin (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelys bispinosa Schweigger 1812 |
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Matamata bispinosa Merrem 1820 |
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1890 | |
Chelys boulengeri Baur (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Remarks:
Previously included the population now assigned to orinocensis.
Pritchard (2008) questioned the presence of this species in Surinam, but most recent works include the species for the country
(e.g., Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017).
Introduced to:
Taiwan.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Peru,
Surinam.
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Chelus orinocensis
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Orinoco Matamata
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Orinoco-Fransenschildkröte
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Orinoco-frynseskildpadde, Orinoco-matamata
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2020 | |
Chelus orinocensis Vargas-Ramírez, Caballero, Morales-Betancourt, Lasso, Amaya, Martínez, Silva Viana, Vogt, Pires Farias, Hrbek, Campbell & Fritz |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as the northern population of fimbriata.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Guyana,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Chelus orinocensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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