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Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

76Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
1Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr10
May20
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct44
Nov0
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
2 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
76
Peak month
October
Counties with records
1
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Chelonia mydas
Group
Reptiles
Conservation designations
Convention on Migratory Species, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Testudines
Family
Cheloniidae
Genus
Chelonia
Name with authority
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q199458 · GBIF 2442225