Mata mata

Mata mata; Temporal range:
	In Shanghai Aquarium, China
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific 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)
Synonyms
	Species synonymy Testudo terrestris Fermin, 1765 Nomen rejectum; Testudo fimbriata Schneider, 1783; 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; 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) is a South America 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). Subsequently, some authorities have modified the common name of Chelus fimbriata to Amazon mata mata. These two are the only extant species in the genus Chelus.

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