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GREEN TURTLE FACTS
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Description
The Green Turtle has a small head and strong paddle-shaped front flippers. It gets its name from the colour of its fat rather than the colour of its shell. Males are larger than females with longer tail extending well beyond the shell. The carapace can varies from olive to brown, and is sometimes black,
Size
45-120 cm
Environment
Coastal waters, sea grass, oceans, coral reefs
Food
sea grasses, seaweeds and mangrove fruits
Breeding
The females only come to land to lay eggs on a sandy beach, where they dig a hole and lay about 100 eggs and then cover them with sand. Once hatchlings (baby turtles) reach the sea, only the females will ever return to the land again when they come to lay their eggs as adults.
Range
Tropical and subtropical areas of the Indo-Pacific region.
Conservation Status
The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "endangered".
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Testudines | | Family: | Chelonidae | | Genus: | Chelonia | | Species: | mydas | | Common Name: | Green Turtle |
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