Chelonia mydas

Taxonavigation

Chelonia mydas

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata 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

Name

• Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009: New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in: King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson A.J.D.; Rust, S.; McCadie, I. 2009: Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431-551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009: New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8
• 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

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Suppenschildkröte
English: Green Sea Turtle
Español: Tortuga verde
Esperanto: Kelonio
Français: Tortue verte
한국어: 바다거북(푸른바다거북)
Hawai`i: Honu
Hrvatski: Golema želva
עברית: צב ים ירוק
Magyar: Levesteknős, zöld teknős
Nederlands: Soepschildpad
日本語: アオウミガメ
Polski: Żółw zielony
Português: Tartaruga verde
தமிழ்: பச்சை கடல் ஆமை
Türkçe: Yeşil deniz kaplumbağası
中文: 綠海龜

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