WoRMS taxon details
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
137206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137206)
accepted
Species
Chelonia agassizii Bocourt, 1868 · unaccepted
Chelonia japonica · unaccepted
Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) · unaccepted
Chelonia mydas mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Chelonia viridis · unaccepted
Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868) accepted as Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Chelonia mydas mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine
(of Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
[request]
[request]
Distribution cosmopolitan warm water
Distribution Distribution extends northward of the subprovince limit of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida
Distribution cosmopolitan warm water [details]
Distribution Distribution extends northward of the subprovince limit of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida
Distribution Distribution extends northward of the subprovince limit of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2025). The Reptile Database. Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137206 on 2025-07-14
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors [request]
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., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
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]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
[request]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., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
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]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
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. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan warm water [details]Distribution Distribution extends northward of the subprovince limit of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | breshka e gjelbërt e detit | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Зелена морска костенуркаzelenа morskа kostenurkа | [details] |
| Dutch | soepschildpadgroene zeeschildpad | [details] |
| English | Pacific green sea turtle [from synonym]green turtlegreen sea turtleBlack Sea turtle [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | tortue vertetortue franche | [details] |
| German | Suppenschildkröte | [details] |
| Hebrew | צב-ים ירוק | [details] |
| Italian | tartaruga verde | [details] |
| Japanese | クロウミガメ [from synonym]アオウミガメ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Lithuanian | žaliasis vėžlys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πράσινη θαλασσοχελώνα | [details] |
| Polish | żółw zielonyżółw jadalny | [details] |
| Slovenian | orjaška črepaha | [details] |
| Spanish | tortuga verde | [details] |
| Turkish | yeşil kaplumbağayesil kaplumbagayeşil deniz kaplumbağası | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Черепаха морська зеленаЗелена черепаха | [details] |
| Welsh | crwban môr gwyrdd | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (72 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Chelonia agassizii Bocourt, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (444 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonia mydas)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chelonia agassizii Bocourt, 1868)
To GenBank (507304 nucleotides; 90617 proteins) (from synonym Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (507304 nucleotides; 90617 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 279320 dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 279320 dorsal)
To PESI
To The Reptile Database
To The Reptile Database (from synonym Chelonia mydas mydas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (72 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Chelonia agassizii Bocourt, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (444 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Green Sea Turtle)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonia mydas)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chelonia mydas agassizii (Bocourt, 1868))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chelonia agassizii Bocourt, 1868)
To GenBank (507304 nucleotides; 90617 proteins) (from synonym Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (507304 nucleotides; 90617 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 279320 dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 279320 dorsal)
To PESI
To The Reptile Database
To The Reptile Database (from synonym Chelonia mydas mydas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
