Chelonia mydas

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Chelonia mydas

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Anapsida
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Chelonioidea
Familia: Cheloniidae
Subfamilia: Cheloniinae
Genus: Chelonia
Species: Chelonia mydas

[edit] Name

Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)

[edit] References

• Linnaeus, C., 1758. Syst. Nat. ed. 10 1:197.
• Chelonia mydas Report on ITIS
• IUCN link: Chelonia mydas (Endangered)
• Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Treatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8. [1]
• Ibid. Photographs [2]
• [3] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I

[edit] Vernacular names

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