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Green Turtle Chelonia mydas

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Cheloniidae [family]
Chelonia [genus] (1)
mydas [species]

Classification

Cheloniidae [family]
Chelonia [genus] (1)
mydas [species]

Legislation and policy ?

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Endangered (EN)
Population trend decreasing
CITES species of CITES Appendix I
SPAW Protocol species of SPAW Annex II
CMS CMS Annex II
Conservation Programs description Species under protection of the IAC - Inter American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles.

Publications