Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Reptilia > Order Testudines > Suborder Cryptodira > Family Cheloniidae > Genus Chelonia

Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Testudo Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Chelonia*	Brongniart, 1800	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Testudo mydas*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: breshka e gjelbërt e detit sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bulgarian: zelenа morskа kostenurkа; Зелена морска костенурка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: groene zeeschildpad; soepschildpad

English: green turtle sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

English-United States: Green Turtle sources: Charles Hussey

French: tortue franche; tortue verte sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

German: Suppenschildkröte sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Πράσινη θαλασσοχελώνα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): צב-ים ירוק sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: tartaruga verde sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: žaliasis vėžlys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: żółw jadalny; żółw zielony sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: orjaška črepaha sources: Davorin Tome

Spanish, Castillian: tortuga verde sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: yeşil deniz kaplumbağası; yesil kaplumbaga; yeşil kaplumbağa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Зелена черепаха ; Черепаха морська зелена sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: crwban môr gwyrdd

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376
additional source	Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Zug, G. R. 2009. Reptiles (Vertebrata: Reptilia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1317–1320 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Van Beneden, P.-J. (1859). La tortue franche (Chelonia midas) dans la mer du Nord, ses commensaux et ses parasites. Bull. Acad. Roy. des Sci., Lettr. et B.-Arts, Sér. 2 6: 71-87, pls. 1,2
additional source	King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554.
additional source	ITIS database

Taxon found in 679 publications.

3 specimens with barcodes

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
GenBank (414973 nucleotides; 19303 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (402 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Uetz, P. (2014). Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Uetz, P. (ed.) (2014) The Reptile Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137206

Prof. Alain Dubois. Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=214775