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The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Green sea turtle
  • French name: Tortue de mer verte
  • Spanish name: Tortuga verde
  • Scientific name: Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Family name: Cheloniidae
  • Order name: Testudines
  • Class name: Sea reptiles
Did you know ?
The green sea turtle is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The green sea turtle appears in the IUCN Red List since 2004 within the category Endangered !
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Sea turtle (7 espèces)
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(7 espèces)
Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)
Flatback sea turtle
(Natator depressus)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
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Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
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Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
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Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)
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