ADW: Matamata5.jpg

Dowling-Healey, James

Matamata5

Identification

Chelus fimbriatus (Mata Mata)

Date Taken

June 2008

Location

Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Caption

Mata mata (Chelus fimbriatus), captive.

Subject
Live Animal

Type
Photo

Life Stages And Gender
Adult/Sexually Mature

Anatomy
Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic

Contributors

James Dowling-Healey (photographer; copyright holder)

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The Animal Diversity Web's use of this image is licensed by James Dowling-Healey under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License; use of the image must credit the photographer:

Photo by James Dowling-Healey. License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

To cite this page: Dowling-Healey, J.2014. "Matamata5.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 20, 2025 at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/james_dowlinghealey/Matamata5/

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