Green sea turtle

Description:

They are easily distinguished from other sea turtles because they have a single pair of prefrontal scales (scales in front of its eyes), rather than two pairs as found on other sea turtles. The carapace color varies from pale to very dark green and plain to very brilliant yellow, brown and green tones with radiating stripes. The plastron varies from white, dirty white or yellowish in the Atlantic populations to dark grey-bluish-green in the Pacific populations. Adults are 3 to 4 feet in carapace length (83 – 114 cm). (Information About Sea Turtles: Green Sea Turtle, 2019) https://conserveturtles.org/information-...

Habitat:

Mainly stay near the coastline and around islands and live in bays and protected shores, especially in areas with seagrass beds. Rarely are they observed in the open ocean. (Information About Sea Turtles: Green Sea Turtle, 2019) https://conserveturtles.org/information-...

Notes:

During the island hopping activity, this green sea turtle was found feeding on seagrass in the turtle sanctuary located in San Vicente, Palawan. It is an endangered species based on the IUCN Red List.