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| Green turtle | |
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| Chelonia mydas swimming above a Hawaiian coral reef. | |
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| Genus: | Chelonia |
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| Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a large sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in its genus. It is one of the seven marine turtles, which are all endangered.
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