Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758
- Eukarya
- Animalia
- Chordata
- Vertebrates
- Testudines
- family Cheloniidae
- genus Chelonia
Common Names
Green Turtle (English)
Taxonomic Children
Total: 4
Chelonia mydas agassizi BOCOURT 1868, Chelonia mydas carrinegra (status unclear), Chelonia mydas japonica (THUNBERG 1787), Chelonia mydas mydas LINNAEUS 1758
Taxonomy
- Caretta cepedii MERREM 1820 (synonym)
- Chelone mydas BOULENGER 1889 (synonym)
- Chelonia Midas DUMÉRIL 1835 (synonym)
- Chelonia lachrymata CUVIER 1829 (synonym)
- Euchelus macropus GIRARD 1858 (synonym)
- Mydas viridis GRAY 1870 (synonym)
- Natator tessellatus MCCULLOCH 1908 (synonym)
- Testudo cepediana DAUDIN 1802 (synonym)
- Testudo macropus WALBAUM 1782 (synonym)
- Testudo marina vulgaris LACÉPÈDE 1788 (synonym)
- Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
References
(2008). Persistent Leatherback Turtle Migrations Present Opportunities for Conservation.
PLoS Biology. 6(7), e171. Abstract