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Chelonia
About 1.5m in large, flattened body, paddle-like arms, beak is unhooked and the neck cannot be pulled into the shell, carapace is olive-green coloured, marbled with variegated rays.
Spotted at Flores area, Indonesia. The range of the green sea turtle extends throughout tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
C. mydas is listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Cheloniidae Subfamily: Cheloniinae Genus: Chelonia
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