Adult Mata Mata Turtle

45 cm

Typical representative

Uniformly scaled by internal carapace length from anterior to posterior shell endpoints, calibrated; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.

Adult Mata Mata Turtle

An adult mata mata turtle is shown directly from above in a neutral bottom-resting pose. Its rough 0.45 m carapace is the scale anchor; the triangular head, fringed neck and limbs remain naturally posed.

Dimensions

Height: 18 cm
Length: 45 cm
Weight: 17.2 kg

Quick facts

Carapace length: up to 45 cm
Mass: up to 17.2 kg
Head: flat and triangular
Carapace: rough with three keels

Adult Mata Mata Turtle · Size infographic

Adult Mata Mata Turtle: Size infographic · Height 18 cm · Length 45 cm

Related objects

Meganeura monyi, 70 cm Wingspan

↕ 5 cm↔ 40 cm

Amargasaurus cazaui, Scientific Reconstruction

↕ 2.5 m↔ 10 m

American Mastodon (Cohoes specimen)

↕ 2.59 m↔ 4.57 m

Ankylosaurus magniventris

↕ 1.7 m↔ 8 m

Sources and measurementDimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.22 References

Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.

Measurement basis

The shell length controls uniform scale. Flexible neck and limb positions are not treated as exact bounding-box dimensions.

References