Species profile—Chelonia mydas (green turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Cheloniidae (sea turtles) → Chelonia mydas (green turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Cheloniidae (sea turtles)
- Scientific name
- Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- green turtle
- Type reference
- Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema Naturae. Classis III. amphibia. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii 824 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 37
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Vulnerable
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Critical
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=37
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
