Chelus fimbriata
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Chelus fimbriata
- Class
- Reptile
- Order
- Turtle
- Family
- Chelidae
- Diet
- Fish eater
- Size
- Small (under 1 m)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- South America
- Habitat
- Rivers and lakes, Wetlands
- Conservation status
- Not evaluated (domestic)
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- It looks like a pile of leaves on the riverbed, then opens its mouth wide and sucks in prey.
- Its long, tube-like snout works as a snorkel, so it can breathe while lying hidden under water.
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Similar animals
- Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
- Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni
- Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q106449044 · All animals · All entries