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Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia mydas
Species recognized by US Virgin Islands Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United Kingdom Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Red Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Gulf of California Species List, South China Sea Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Africa Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Sudan Species List, Turkey Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, Delete- old US Species List, Uruguay Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Venezuela Species List, Taiwan Species List, New Caledonia Species List, R union Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Palau Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Seychelles Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Java Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Kenya Species List, Kiribati Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mexico Species List, Mozambique Species List, Myanmar Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Guam Species List, France Species List, Honduras Species List, Guatemala Species List, El Salvador Species List, Ecuador Species List, Ghana Species List, Indonesia Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Brunei Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Colombia Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Anguilla Species List, Argentina Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Australia Species List, India Species List, Oman Species List, Namibia Species List, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Wildfinder (WWF), Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Japan Species List, Philippines Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia AST, and Wikidata
Chelonia mydas
Subfamily recognized by Protists in Singapore
Chelonia mydas
Recognized by Flickr BHL, iNaturalist, PlanetScott, AnAge, CalPhotos in DwC-A, One Species at a Time Podcasts, NMNH Herpetology in DwC A, AnAge articles, FAO Fishery Statistics, USFWS, vimeo, and Furui 2020
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by GBIF classification and World Register of Marine Species
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by IUCN Structured Data and OBIS environmental data records
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758
Genus recognized by Thailand Species List
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by Thailand Species List
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Marine Life in the Koh Phangan vicinity, EOL staff, and EOL staff
Chelonia mydas
Species recognized by United States Species List, PBDB in DwCA, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Wikimedia Commons, TreatmentBank, TreatmentBank, and TreatmentBank
Chelonia mydas
Recognized by NMNH type specimens and Flickr Group
Testudo mydas Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Caretta cepedii Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelone mydas Boulenger 1889
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia albiventer Nardo 1864
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia midas Bocage 1866
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia mydas carrinegra Caldwell 1962
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Euchelus macropus Girard 1858
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Mydas viridis Gray 1870
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo cepediana Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo macropus Walbaum 1782
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo marina vulgaris Lacépède 1788
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo mydas Cuvier 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassiochelys albiventer Günther 1865
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia japonica Stejneger 1907
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification and GBIF classification
Natator tesselatus Mcculloch 1908
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Testudo japonica Thunberg 1787
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification and GBIF classification
Testudo rugosa Daudin 1802
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Caretta cepedii
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Caretta esculenta
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Caretta thunbergii
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelone mydas
Recombined according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia agassizii
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia albiventer
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia bicarinata
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia formosa
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia grisea
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia lachrymata
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia lata
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia maculosa
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia marmorata
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia tenuis
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Chelonia virgata
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Euchelonia midas
Recombined according to PBDB in DwCA
Mydasea mydas
Recombined according to PBDB in DwCA
Testudo cepediana
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Testudo chloronotus
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Testudo japonica
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Testudo macropus
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA
Testudo mydas
Recombined according to PBDB in DwCA
Testudo viridis
Subjective synonym according to PBDB in DwCA

Common Names

English

Green Sea Turtle preferred
Recognized by Flickr BHL and PlanetScott
green sea turtle
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL and World Register of Marine Species
Green Turtle preferred
Recognized by Flickr BHL, wikipedia 日本語, and Wikidata
Green sea turtle
prefer
Recognized by AnAge and USFWS
Green turtle
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
green turtle
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species, Wikidata, and PBDB in DwCA

Albanian

breshka e gjelbërt e detit preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

سلحفاة بحرية خضراء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Armenian

Կանաչ կրիա preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Azerbaijani

Yaşıl tısbağa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bengali

সবুজ সাগর কাছিম preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Breton

Baot c'hlas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

zelenа morskа kostenurkа preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Зелена морска костенурка
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
зелена морска костенурка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

Tortuga verda marina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

海龜 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
石龜
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
綠海龜
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
綠蠵龜
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
菜龜
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
黑龜
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
绿蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Croatian

Golema želva preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Czech

kareta obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

groene zeeschildpad preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
soepschildpad preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata

Esperanto

Kelonio preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Estonian

Roheline merikilpkonn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Faroese

Súpanarskjaldbøkur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Liemikilpikonna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

French

Tortue comestible preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Tortue franche
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Tortue verte
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata (prefers this name)
tortue franche preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tortue verte
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Tartaruga mariña verde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

German

Suppenschildkröte preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Πράσινη θαλασσοχελώνα preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Πράσινη χελώνα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Gujarati

લીલો દરીયાઈ કાચબો preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hebrew

צב-ים ירוק preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
צב ים ירוק preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hungarian

közönséges levesteknős preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Icelandic

Græn skjaldbaka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Indonesian

Penyu hijau preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Irish

Turtar glas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Italian

tartaruga verde preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

アオウミガメ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata

Javanese

Bulus Ijem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Жашыл ташбака preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Korean

푸른바다거북 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lithuanian

žaliasis vėžlys preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Žaliasis vėžlys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Macedonian

зелена желка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malay

Penyu hijau preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malayalam

പച്ചക്കടലാമ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Navajo; Navaho

Táłtłʼááh chʼééh digháhii dootłʼizhígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Norwegian

grønn havskilpadde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Official Aramaic

ܩܪܝܬܐ ܝܡܡܝܬܐ ܝܪܘܩܬܐ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

لاک‌پشت سبز preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

żółw jadalny preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
żółw zielony
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Żółw zielony preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Portuguese

tartaruga-verde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Russian

Зелёная черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Serbian

Зелена морска корњача preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Slovak

Kareta obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

Tortuga Blanca preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
Tortuga Verde
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
orjaška črepaha preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tortuga verde
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Grön havssköldpadda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tamil

தோணியாமை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Thai

เต่าตนุ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

yesil kaplumbaga preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
yeşil deniz kaplumbağası
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
yeşil kaplumbağa
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Yeşil kaplumbağa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ukrainian

Зелена черепаха preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Черепаха морська зелена
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Зелена черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Urdu

سبز سمندری کچھوا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Đồi mồi dứa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Welsh

crwban môr gwyrdd preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Crwban Môr Gwyrdd preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Wu

绿蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

En Ca

Green sea turtle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

En Gb

Green sea turtle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Nan

Le̍k hái-ku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Pnb

ہرا سمندری کھچوپڑا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Pt Br

tartaruga-verde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Sr Ec

Зелена морска корњача preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Sr El

Zelena morska kornjača preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Yue

綠海龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Cn

绿蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hans

绿蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hant

綠蠵龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hk

綠蠵龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Tw

綠蠵龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Cheloniidae
Chelonia
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Chelonia mydas agassizi Bocourt 1868
Chelonia mydas japonica (Thunberg 1787)
Chelonia mydas mydas Linnaeus 1758
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