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    The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of...
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    Rodríguez-González, H.; Delgado-Trejo, C. (2023). "Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) Life History in the Sanctuary of Colola Beach, Michoacan...
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    (Mesoplodon pacificus). Other marine fauna include the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), most abundantly on Mohéli and Mayotte where they still come to lay...
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    tumour disease of marine turtles, predominantly in the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, but it has also been reported in the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta...
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    referred to as the "blanch-ink-jet manoeuvre"). Furthermore, green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings that have been observed mistakenly attacking pseudomorphs...
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    Turtle (redirect from Chelonia (order))
    Ehrenfeld, David W. (1972). "Chemoreception in the Migratory Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas". The Biological Bulletin. 143 (1): 184–195. doi:10.2307/1540338. ISSN 0006-3185...
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    at the Wayback Machine "Australian Threatened Species: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Australia. 2006. Archived from...
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    the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Juvenile hawksbills are quite common in the lagoon and at Barachois...
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    organism in some cases. In December 1997, 94 corpses of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, were found at the Ojo de Liebre Lagoon (OLL) in Mexico, adjacent to...
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    turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Subfamily Cheloniinae Genus Chelonia Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Genus Eretmochelys Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys...
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  • (7 ft) and weight of 545 kg (1,202 lb), while the Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) reaches a maximum weight in the range of 395 to 500 kg (871 to 1,102 lb)...
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    is a permanent parasite of sea turtles, mostly the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). This leech is somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened and is about 13 mm...
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    Volcanoes National park to Waikapuna. The threatened green turtle or honu (Chelonia mydas) feeds on marine plants in shallow waters along the coastline such as...
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    cave, and the sea cow (Dugong dugon) and the hawksbill sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feed in the coastal area of the park.[citation needed] Puerto Princesa...
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    Over time, they create thick deposits of guano. Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) inhabit waters around...
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  • threatened species such as Dugong (Dugong dugon) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), and Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Muthurajawela wetlands...
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  • chelonitoxism: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta gigas), leatherback sea turtle...
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  • Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle Cheloniidae IUCN (VU) Texas (T) Chelonia mydas Green turtle Cheloniidae IUCN (EN) Texas (T) Eretmochelys imbricata...
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    (Dermochelys coriacea) – widespread around New Zealand Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) – found around the northern North Island Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta...
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    the bay. Hanauma Bay is known for its abundance of Green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, known as Honu. Hanauma is a nursery ground for the immature turtles...
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  • Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley) Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley) Chelonia mydas (Green sea turtle) Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill sea turtle) Natator...
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  • 2008; endangered federally and in the Commonwealth 7 Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Turtle Cheloniidae Very rare, reported from Dukes, Nantucket, and Cape...
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  • is also a very important nesting habitat for the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas); large "swarms" of turtles used to be seen in the past, but they have...
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  • Scientific name Conservation status Description Photograph Green turtle Chelonia mydas Endangered Adults are 78–112 cm (31–44 in) Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta...
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  • Caretta Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Genus: Chelonia Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Family: Emydidae Genus: Emys European pond turtle (Emys...
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    Hendrickson. "The structure of the carapace and plastron of juvenile turtles, Chelonia mydas (the green turtle) and Caretta caretta (the loggerhead turtle)." Journal...
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    (320 km) off the coast. Ascension is the most notable nesting ground for Chelonia mydas in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. On Ascension, annual nesting occurs...
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    several endemic life forms on Astola. The endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbracata) nest on the beach...
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  • borealis) Kirtland’s warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys...
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  • snake (Lycodon capucinus) was introduced in the 1980s. Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and, more rarely, hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have been...
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