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Scientific Name
Chelonia mydas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Green Seaturtle
Park Synonyms
Chelonia mydas mydas
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderTestudines
SuborderCryptodira
SuperfamilyChelonioidea
FamilyCheloniidae
SubfamilyCheloniinae
GenusChelonia
SpeciesChelonia mydas
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S1NState Protected Status=T; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=T; Global Rank=G3;Federal Status=LT ./March, 2005: Listed as Threatened in New Jersey (NJDEP) and New York (NYDEC)./
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Data Source: Cook, 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Linda Fabre
Created Date
3/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Chelonia mydas mydas (TSN 173834 ) for information regarding this species presence at GATE./March, 2005-Federally listed as Threatened for the states of New York and New Jersey./March, 2005: Listed as Threatened in New Jersey (NJDEP) and New York (NYDEC)./
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