Chelus fimbriata

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chelus_fimbriata
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:activityPattern mainly nocturnal
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:clutchSize 12-28
gptkbp:color gptkb:oil
black
brown
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Mata_mata
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Schneider
gptkbp:describedYear 1783
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkb:fish
invertebrates
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature camouflage
fringed skin flaps
flattened triangular head
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:family gptkb:Chelidae
gptkbp:feedingType suction feeding
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Chelus
gptkbp:habitat marshes
slow-moving rivers
swamps
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chelus fimbriata
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 75 years
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Amazon_Basin
gptkb:Orinoco_Basin
gptkbp:notableFeature long neck
leaf-like appearance
wide, flat head
gptkbp:order gptkb:Testudines
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:respiration lungs
gptkbp:shellLength up to 45 cm
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:weight up to 15 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:matamata_turtle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7