Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Spanish: Tortuga-marina verde-del Atlántico

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Photographed by mark_b_os on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. 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 comes from the usually green fat...

TaxonomyReptilia › Testudines › Cheloniidae
Conservation statusUSFWS: T
Also known asChelonia mydas agassizii (earlier scientific name)
Local records12 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records46,032 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Cite as: “Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/chelonia-mydas/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.