Reference photo — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Reptiles
- Family
- Cheloniidae
- Size
- 80–110 cm (shell)
- Weight
- 70–190 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 60–70 yrs
- Habitat
- Seagrass meadows, Coral reefs, Coastal lagoons, Nesting beaches
About
The green sea turtle, also known as the green turtle, black sea turtle, and Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.