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Scientific Name
Chelonia mydas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
American Memorial Park (AMME)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
green sea turtle
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
Uncommon
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Endangered Species
Seasonality Tags
- Vagrant
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Ackerman
Created Date
3/14/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/27/2017 4:19:49 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Kolinski et al. (2001) observed 5 green sea turtles (sexes unknown) at Puntan Muchot Patch Reefs, located close to or within the ocean boundary of American Memorial Park, in August 1999., Park Species Data Source: NPSPP-590107, Kolinski et al. 2001
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