Chelonia mydas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: 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:

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