Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Green Turtle
Category: 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)
└Reptilia (Class)
 └Testudines (Order)
  └Chelonioidea (Superfamily)
   └Cheloniidae (Family)
    └Chelonia (Genus)
     └C. mydas (Species)

Marine Reptiles & Mammals
Turtles

Green Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle



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