What Is The Scientific Name Of Green Sea Turtle? (ANSWER)

SCIENTIFIC NAME OF GREEN SEA TURTLE – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of green turtle.

Also known as green turtle, black sea turtle or Pacific green turtle, it is a species of a sea turtle of the large marine turtle Cheloniidae family. They fall under the Endangered category of the IUCN and CITES list.

It is found in throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two different populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

It has the appearance of a typical sea turtle. It has a dorsoventrally flattened body, a beaked head at the end of a short neck, and paddle-like arms which is well-adapted for swimming. Its distinct characteristics include a very short snout and unhooked beak.

Answer

The binomial name of green sea turtle is Chelonia mydas

Chelonia, from which the creature is its only species, is a genus of the large marine turtle family Cheloniidae. It is a modern Latin term which is derived from the Greek term khelōnē for “tortoise“. It is the former term for Testudines.

The species name mydas is a Greek term, which came from mydos, which means “wetness”, referring to its aquatic habitat.