Loggerhead
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
Also called Tortuga verde
- Grows to
- 1.1 m (3.4 ft)
- Group
- Sea turtle
- Family
- Cheloniidae
Where to see it
Known from Bonaire, Curaçao, Egyptian Red Sea and 15 more places.
- BonaireKarpata, Klein BonaireBest April to November. Possible from December to March.
- All year
- CuraçaoPorto Mari, Lagun, Klein Curaçao
- Egyptian Red SeaAbu Dabbab, Marsa Alam
- Gili IslandsTurtle Heaven, Gili Meno
- Great Barrier ReefLady Elliot, Heron, Yongala
- HawaiiMaui's Turtle Town
- Koh Tao and Koh SamuiShark Bay and Tanote Bay
- KomodoSiaba Besar (Turtle City)
- Mexican CaribbeanAkumal Bay and Cozumel reefs
- PhilippinesApo Island, Negros
Also seen in Bay Islands, Belize, Galápagos, Maldives, Pacific Costa Rica, Palau, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.
Source: GBIF and dive operators.
Often confused with
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