Chelonia myda NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. The green sea turtle grows to a maximum size of about 4 feet and a weight of 440 pounds. It has a heart-shaped shell, small head, and single-clawed flippers. The green sea turtle, , is considered to be an endangered species and is on the Red List for Threatened Species of the International Union for the Conservation
ITIS Reports — Chelonia myda ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The green sea turtle , also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family . It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. The common name refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black.
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Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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Endangered | 05/06/2016 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | Central South Pacific DPS |
Endangered | 05/06/2016 | Foreign (Headquarters) | Mediterranean DPS |
Endangered | 05/06/2016 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | Central West Pacific DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | California/Nevada Region (Region 8) | East Pacific DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | South Atlantic DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | Central North Pacific DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Foreign (Headquarters) | North Indian DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | North Atlantic DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Foreign (Headquarters) | Southwest Pacific DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Foreign (Headquarters) | Southwest Indian DPS |
Threatened | 05/06/2016 | Foreign (Headquarters) | East Indian-West Pacific DPS |
01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the East Pacific Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
10/29/1991 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Population of Atlantic Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
10/29/1991 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Population of Atlantic Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the East Pacific Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
10/29/1991 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Population of Atlantic Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
10/29/1991 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Population of Atlantic Green Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
08/22/2007 | Green sea turtle 5-yr review |
08/22/2007 | Green sea turtle 5-yr review |