Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
As recorded: Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- T. Kajikawa via SSG
- Identified by
- G Balazs, NOAA MTRPG.H. Balazs →NOAA MTRP →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chelonia mydas observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,943 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Maldives
(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
(c) James Goodsell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Shoalhaven - Pt B, AU-NS, AU
(c) collersbeach1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Muscat, OM
(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
(c) thib59972, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chelonia mydas. BPBM 43321. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090322220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43321.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090322220 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026