Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 245

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7968135

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88502B73-FF6E-B882-FF6B-44397D210A07

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scientific name

Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
status

 

Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783) View in CoL — Non-native; Introduced.

Mata Mata

Singapore records.

Chelus fimbriatus —T.H. Ng & K.K.P. Lim, 2010: 119 (MacRitchie Reservoir).—D.C.J. Yeo & C.S.W. Chia, 2010: 35.

Remarks. Chelus fimbriata is native to South America (TTWG 2021). In October 2004, the carcass of a shell was found on the shore of MR (Ng & Lim 2010).

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. MacRitchie North Forest : ZRC.2.6103 (Oct-2004) .

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.

Family Chelydridae Gray, 1831 (2 species)

Genus Chelydra Schweigger, 1812 (1 species)

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Chelidae

Genus

Chelus

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