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Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 1111 0512 1856 (2022-02-02)

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  • date of photo  Apr 11, 2012
  • location   Hawaii, US
  • family Cheloniidae
  • order Testudines
  • class Reptilia
  • notes   The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle, or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Their common name derives from the usually green fat found beneath their carapace (upper shell).
  • photo category: Animal - Reptile
  • batch id: batchid_2022-02-02_15:04:47_1107

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Green Sea Turtle
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