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Green turtle
	Chelonia mydas swimming above a Hawaiian coral reef.
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	Chelonia
Binomial name
	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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Green turtle

Chelonia mydas swimming above a Hawaiian coral reef.
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	Chelonia
Binomial name
*Chelonia mydas* (Linnaeus, 1758)