The endangered Green Sea Turtle is a large size marine turtle found throughout the world in the tropical and the subtropical waters.
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Class |
Repilia |
Order |
Testudines |
Suborder |
Cryptodira |
Clade |
Americhelydia |
Family |
Cheloniidae |
Subfamily |
Cheloniinae |
Genus |
Chelonia |
Species |
C. mydas |
Scientific Name |
Chelonia mydas |
Other Names |
Green turtle, Black sea turtle, Pacific green turtle |
Weight |
68–190 kg (150–419 lb) |
Length |
Up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) |
Coloration |
Either entirely brown, spotted or marbled with variegated rays of olive, green, and yellow |
Distribution |
Throughout the world with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but also found in the Indian Ocean |
Habitat |
Tropical and subtropical waters |
Diet |
Fish eggs, mollusks, jellyfish, small invertebrates, worms, sponges, algae, and crustaceans, algae and sea grasses |
Clutch Size |
85 – 200 |
Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
IUCN Conservation Status |
Endangered |
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