Reptiles · Testudines · Cheloniidae
Chelonia mydas
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
As an adult it feeds mainly on seagrass and algae, after an omnivorous juvenile phase. Females return to nest on the very beach where they hatched, sometimes after migrations of thousands of kilometres.
Weight
65 kg – 160 kg
Size
1 m – 1.5 m
Life expectancy
70 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: NOAA Fisheries · Animal Diversity Web · Upwell.org · CMS (Convention on Migratory Species) · National Park Service · NatureServe/USFWS ECOS
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 468.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Green Turtle — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The green turtle is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 14 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about green turtle.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
