Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)

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SPECIES

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Reptilia: order
Testudines: family
Cheloniidae: genus
Chelonia: species
Chelonia mydas

Name

Synonyms: Caretta cepedii Merrem, 1820; Chelone mydas Boulenger, 1889; Chelonia albiventer Nardo, 1864; Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier, 1829; Chelonia midas Bocage, 1866; Chelonia mydas carrinegra Caldwell, 1962; Chelonia virgata Schweigger, 1812; Euchelus macropus Girard, 1858; Mydas viridis Gray, 1870; Testudo cepediana Daudin, 1802; Testudo chloronotus Bechstein, 1800; Testudo macropus Gmelin, 1789; Testudo macropus Walbaum, 1782; Testudo marina vulgaris Lacépède, 1788; Testudo mydas Cuvier, 1831; Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758; Thalassiochelys albiventer Günther, 1865
Homonyms: Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: Dortoka berdea in Basque; Green Sea Turtle in English; Green Turtle in English; Green turtle in English; Suppenschildkröte in German; Suppenschildkröte in language.; Suppenschildkröte in German; Tartaruga mariña verde in Galician; Tortue franche in French; Tortue verte in French; Tortuga verda in Catalan–Valencian; Tortuga verde in Spanish; Tortuga verde in Spanish; Tortuga-marina verde-del Atlántico in Spanish; common green sea turtle in English; green sea turtle in language.; green seaturtle in language.; green turtle in English; green turtle in English; soepschildpad in Dutch; 綠蠵龜 in Chinese; 綠蠵龜;綠海龜;海龜 in language.; Soepschildpad in Dutch; Suppenschildkröte in German; breshka e gjelbërt e detit in Albanian; crwban môr gwyrdd in Welsh; green sea turtle in English; green turtle in English; groene zeeschildpad in Dutch; orjaška črepaha in Slovenian; soepschildpad in Dutch; tartaruga verde in Italian; tortue franche in French; tortue verte in French; tortuga verde in Spanish; yesil kaplumbaga in Turkish; yeşil deniz kaplumbağası in Turkish; yeşil kaplumbağa in Turkish; zelenа morskа kostenurkа in Bulgarian; żółw jadalny in Polish; żółw zielony in Polish; žaliasis vėžlys in Lithuanian; Πράσινη θαλασσοχελώνα in Greek, Modern (1453-); Зелена морска костенурка in Bulgarian; Зелена черепаха in Ukrainian; Черепаха морська зелена in Ukrainian; צב-ים ירוק in Hebrew

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