Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Green Turtle
Category: Sea Turtles
Scientific Name: Chelonia mydas
Size: 1 to 4 ft. (30 to 120 cm)  
Depth: 0-130 ft. (0-40 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass) Tetrapod
  └Reptilia (Superclass) Reptiles
   └Testudines (Order) Turtles
    └Chelonioidea (Superfamily) Sea Turtles
     └Cheloniidae (Family)
      └Chelonia (Genus)
       └C. mydas (Species)
WoRMS ID: 137206🔗
iNaturalist ID: 39659🔗

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