The mata mata was described for the first time by French naturalist Pierre Barrère in 1741 as a "large land turtle with spiky and ridged scales" (translation).
Mata Hari | Hari Mata Hari | Eduardo Mata | Te Mata Peak | Mata | Vanessa da Mata | Mata, Rio Grande do Sul | Mata o le Afi | Mata Amritanandamayi | Víctor Sánchez Mata | Vanessa da mata | Uchi mata | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | Nazaré da Mata | Mata-Utu | Mata Jito | Mata Hari (song) | Mata (film) | Mata'afa Iosefo | Mario Suárez Mata | Laulu Fetauimalemau Mata'afa | La Mata de Morella | Filomeno Mata | Fiame Naomi Mata'afa | Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu’u II | Félix Martínez Mata | Fausto Mata | Brian Jacks Uchi Mata | Boca da Mata |