Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Pantestudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Chelonioidea

Familia: Cheloniidae
Subfamilia: Cheloniinae
Genus: Chelonia
Species: Chelonia mydas

Name

• Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Original combination: Testudo mydas

Synonyms

• Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758
• Additional synonyms listed in ITIS and other taxonomic databases

Conservation status

Listed as **Endangered (EN)** on the IUCN Red List.

Distribution

Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, including the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. Nesting beaches are found in over 80 countries.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 197. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C., 1758. _Systema Naturae_, 10th ed., vol. 1: 197.
• Chelonia mydas – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Chelonia mydas  (Endangered)
• IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. 2020. _Chelonia mydas_. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T4615A179054830. DOI
• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (2009): New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. In: _Threatened Species of New Zealand_, Chapter 24.
• Environment Agency of Japan, 2000. _Threatened Wildlife of Japan – Red Data Book 2nd ed._ Reptilia/Amphibia. ISBN 4-915959-70-8. [1]
• GBIF Species Profile
• India Biodiversity Portal
• CITES Appendix I

Vernacular names

• العربية: سلحفاة خضراء
• български: Зелена морска костенурка
• brezhoneg: Baot c'hlas
• català: Tortuga verda marina
• čeština: Kareta obrovská
• Deutsch: Grüne Meeresschildkröte
• English: Green Sea Turtle
• Esperanto: Kelonio
• español: Tortuga verde
• euskara: Chelonia mydas
• فارسی: لاک‌پشت سبز
• suomi: Liemikilpikonna
• føroyskt: Súpanarskjaldbøkur
• français: Tortue verte
• Hawaiʻi: Honu
• עברית: צב ים ירוק
• hrvatski: Golema želva
• magyar: Közönséges levesteknős
• Bahasa Indonesia: Penyu hijau
• íslenska: Græn skjaldbaka
• italiano: Tartaruga verde
• 日本語: アオウミガメ
• Jawa: Bulus Ijem
• 한국어: 푸른바다거북
• кыргызча: Жашыл ташбака
• lietuvių: Žaliasis vėžlys
• മലയാളം: പച്ചക്കടലാമ
• Bahasa Melayu: Penyu hijau
• Nederlands: Soepschildpad
• norsk: Suppeskilpadde
• polski: Żółw zielony
• پنجابی: ہرا سمندری کھچوپڑا
• português: Tartaruga-verde
• русский: Зелёная черепаха
• slovenčina: Kareta obrovská
• српски / srpski: Зелена морска корњача
• svenska: Grön havssköldpadda
• தமிழ்: பச்சை கடல் ஆமை, தோணியாமை
• ไทย: เต่าตนุ
• Türkçe: Yeşil kaplumbağa, yeşil deniz капlumbağası
• українська: Зелена черепаха
• Tiếng Việt: Đồi mồi dứa
• 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí: Le̍k hái-ku
• 粵語: 綠海龜
• 中文: 綠蠵龜

Links

• IUCN: Chelonia mydas  (Endangered)
• GBIF occurrence data
• India Biodiversity Portal

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