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Matamata Chelus fimbriatus, by William H. Espenshade III, an article about these turtles. They occur in northern South America, including both the Orinoco River and Amazon River basins. http://www.tortoise.org/archives/matamata.html

Matamata Turtles Chelus fimbriatus biology and captive requirements, by David T. Kirkpatrick. http://www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/mata.html