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Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

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MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

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CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


GREEN TURTLE
Chelonia mydas
The Green Turtle is found worldwide
There are 3 subspecies (Status uncertain)

Note that some experts consider that none of the subspecies are valid however they are included for completeness as you may still come across these names online or in books

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Atlantic Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas mydas

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas japonica

Indian and Western Pacific Ocean

Black Sea Turtle or Galapagos Green Turtle

Chelonia agassizii (Chelonia mydas agassizii)
Status uncertain (race of Green Turtle)

Eastern Pacific Ocean (also Iran, Oman Region)


GREEN TURTLE Chelonia mydas THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
Photo of an Indo-Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas japonica ) taken from the Coffs Harbour jetty NSW


GREEN TURTLE chelonia mydas THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA map
The distribution map above shows where the Indo-Pacific Subspecies (Chelonia mydas japonica) has been found most commonly around Australia
Note that Green Turtles often travel very widely outside the areas marked on the map above.


Green turtle nesting sites
Nesting location of Green Sea Turtle :
red dot = major nesting locations, yellow dot=minor nesting locations
Varieront / source of information : [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons


GREEN TURTLE Chelonia mydas THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
This Indo-Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas japonica) is emptying its lungs as it surfaces, it then took several large gulps of air before diving again. (Coffs Harbour NSW)

 

GREEN TURTLE Chelonia mydas THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA\
Notice the barnacles on the shell of this Indo-Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas japonica) at Coffs Harbour NSW

GREEN TURTLE Chelonia mydas THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

GREEN TURTLE Chelonia mydas THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

The Indo-Pacific subspecies (Chelonia mydas japonica) is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans (i.e. the Australian subspecies) - it lays about 100 eggs


The Black Turtle (Chelonia agassizii or Chelonia mydas agassizii) is not found in Australian waters however it is believed by some experts to be a subspecies of the Green Turtle and by others to be Chelonia mydas mydas.

HYBRIDS

Note that hybrids can occur in the wild between Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) as well as Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata)


LINKS OF INTEREST 

Black Sea Turtle
John Fowler

 

Rare Hybrid Hawksbill x Green Sea Turtle Released in Florida
SMARTNEWS

Information about Australian Turtles and Tortoises


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TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

Turtles
of
Australia


TURTLE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Turtles of South Australia

Turtles of NSW

QUEENSLAND TURTLES

Northern Territory TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

WESTERN AUSTRALIA TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

Tasmanian TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

VICTORIAN TURTLES

Turtles of ACT

Turtles of
South
Australia

Turtles
of
NSW

Turtles
of
Qld

Turtles
of
NT

Turtles
of
WA

Turtles
of
Tasmania

Turtles of
Victoria

Turtles
of
ACT




Sea Turtles of the World

Freshwater Turtles of the world

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Sea Turtles
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Turtles
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REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

Reptiles of South Australia

Reptiles
of
Victoria

Reptiles
of
NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

Reptiles
of
WA

Reptiles
of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania




Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island








Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
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Frogs
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Amphibians of the
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