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The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, [4] is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia . [ 5 ]
In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...
Example image Carettochelyidae Boulenger, 1887: 1: Pig-nosed turtle: Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811: 6: Sea turtles: Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Chelydridae Gray, 1831: 2: Snapping turtles: Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Dermatemydidae Gray, 1870 : 1: Central American river turtle
The diet of green sea turtles changes with age. [76] Juveniles are omnivorous, but as they mature they become exclusively herbivorous. [73] [76] This diet shift has an effect on the green sea turtle's morphology. [77] [78] Green sea turtles have a serrated jaw that is used to eat sea grass and algae. [79]
Image Name Distribution Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Foraging [8] Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Vagrant [9] Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Vagrant [10] Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Vagrant [10] Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Vagrant [10] Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys ...
False map turtle: Graptemys pseudogeographica: Ornate box turtle: Terrapene ornata: Threatened Ouachita map turtle: Graptemys ouachitensis: Painted turtle: Chrysemys picta: Red-eared slider: Trachemys scripta elegans: Smooth softshell turtle: Apalone mutica: Snapping turtle: Chelydra serpentina: Spiny softshell turtle: Apalone spinifera: Wood ...
The island is home to one terrestrial turtle, while marine species often come and go on the beaches. Cuban slider, Trachemys decussata; Antillean terrapin, Pseudemys rugosa; Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas; Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata; Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta; Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Loggerhead sea turtle Chelonia mydas [1] Green sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata [1] Hawksbill turtle