Scientific Name
Chelonia mydas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (PUHE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
green sea turtle, honu
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Chelonioidea |
| Family | Cheloniidae |
| Subfamily | Cheloniinae |
| Genus | Chelonia |
| Species | Chelonia mydas |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Indigenous
Abundance
Rare
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Threatened Species
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
upload
Created Date
12/5/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/27/2017 4:22:04 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: During the 2004 herpetological survey, this species was not encountered during this survey, although there wer reliable reports from within the park that this species could be found at PUHE., Park Species Data Source: NATUREBIB-599090.
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