Chelus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genera: Chelus
Species: C. fimbriata – †C. colombianus – †C. lewisi – C. orinocensis

Name

Chelus Duméril 1805: 76

Synonymy

Chelus Duméril 1805:76
- Chelys Oppel 1811:6 (nomen novum)
- Chelyda Rafinesque 1815:75 (nomen novum)
- Matamata Merrem 1820:21 (nomen novum)

References

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

Deutsch: Fransenschildkröte
English: Mata Mata
日本語: マタマタ属
Nederlands: Matamata
polski: Matamata
português: Mata Mata
ไทย: เต่ามาตามาตา, เต่าใบไม้, เต่าก้อนหินยักษ์