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Hawaii turtle 2

Source: Zzyzx11 (CC BY-SA)

Scientific name	Chelonia mydas	Taxonomic rank	Species
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Valid name	yes

Taxonomic information		Reference
Kingdom	Animalia	PESI webservices (simplified taxonony) (2012)
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Cheloniidae
Genus	Chelonia

GBIF page

IUCN Red List page

WoRMS page

N2000 code: 1227

Conservation status 2006 (art. 17)

ITIS:173833 (valid)

UNEP-WCMC page

Wikipedia:Green turtle

Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary

PESI page (Accepted)

Encyclopedia of Life:454546

Area	Status	International threat code	Reference
World	Endangered	EN	IUCN (2013)

Title:	Nomina Herpetofaunae Europaeae. Die Trivialnamen der Herpetofauna Europas.
Author:	Stumpel-Rienks S E.
Publisher:	Aula-Verlag Wiesbaden
Publication date:	1992
Url:

Scientific name	Author
Testudo viridis	Schneider, 1783
Chelonia virgata	Schweigger, 1812

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