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Bookmark or Share- Green Turtle | Sea Turtles | Species | WWF - World Wildlife FundThe green turtle is one of the largest sea turtles and the only herbivore among the different species. Green turtles are in fact named for the greenish color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.
- Green Sea Turtle - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bioThe Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. The common name of this species refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black.
- Green Sea Turtle - National Wildlife FederationGreen sea turtles have paddle-like limbs called flippers that allow the turtle to move quickly and easily through the water. These dense, heavy animals can reach three to four feet in length and weigh upward of 300 to 350 pounds (136 to 159 kilograms).
- Green Sea Turtle | U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceThe largest of the hard-shelled sea turtles, green sea turtles were first listed under the ESA in 1978. Reaching up to 4 feet long and weighing as much as 400 pounds, they can live to be 100 years old.
- Green sea turtle - WikipediaThe green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, [4] is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. [5]
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