Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

The Green Sea Turtle is named for the green fat beneath its shell, colored by its herbivorous diet. It is the only sea turtle that comes ashore to bask. Endangered due to historic overhunting for meat and eggs.

Habitat

Tropical coastal waters, seagrass beds, and coral reefs

Diet

Seagrass and algae

How common

Rare

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