Quick Stats :
Status: Endangered Scientific Name: Chelonia Mydas Family: Cheloniidae Weight: 150-440 pounds Length: 31-47 inches Habitat: Oceans Places: Mesoamerican Reef, Coastal East Africa, Gulf of California, The Galapagos, Coral Triangle How Many Left: about 85,000 to 90,000 nesting female green sea turtles. Population of males and immature females is not known. Description : They have a heart-shaped shell, small head, and single-clawed flippers. Hatchlings generally have a black carapace, white plastron, and white margins on the shell and limbs. The adult carapace is smooth, keelless, and light to dark brown with dark mottling; the plastron is whitish to light yellow. Adult heads are light brown with yellow markings. |