Mata mata

species of turtle
Taxon taxon Q317386
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Mata mata

Summary

Mata mata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month, #1,415 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mata mata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mata mata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mata mata is classified within Chelus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mata mata is Chelus fimbriatus[6].
  • Mata mata's Commons category is recorded as Chelus fimbriata[7].
  • Mata mata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chelus[8].
  • Mata mata's Commons gallery is recorded as Chelus fimbriata[9].
  • Mata mata's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Mata mata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. fimbriatus'}[11].
  • Mata mata's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[12].
  • Mata mata's taxon range is recorded as São Geraldo do Araguaia[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mata mata is Chelus fimbriatus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chelus[5].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 39603[14] and 539453[15]. Mata mata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795410[16]. Mata mata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441927[17].

Why It Matters

Mata mata ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month, #1,415 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Taxon range São Geraldo do Araguaia
    Instance of
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012575047905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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