Chelus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genera: Chelus
Species:
C. fimbriata –
†C. colombianus –
†C. lewisi –
C. orinocensis
Name
[edit]Chelus Duméril 1805: 76
Synonymy
[edit]- Chelus Duméril 1805:76
- Chelys Oppel 1811:6 (nomen novum)
- Chelyda Rafinesque 1815:75 (nomen novum)
- Matamata Merrem 1820:21 (nomen novum)
References
[edit]- Duméril, AMC. 1805 [“1806”]. Zoologie Analytique, ou Méthode Naturelle de Classification des Animaux. Paris: Perronneau, 344 pp. [Published Nov 1805].
- TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF Reference page.
- de Oliveira, G.R. & Romano, P.S.R. 2007. Histórico dos achados de tartarugas fósseis do Brasil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 65(1): 113–133. Online Reference page.
- ZooBank: B8C9C955-ECF8-4015-A0E4-E39AC0449549
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Mata Mata
日本語: マタマタ属
Nederlands: Matamata
polski: Matamata
português: Mata Mata
ไทย: เต่ามาตามาตา, เต่าใบไม้, เต่าก้อนหินยักษ์