Green Sea Turtle

Adult green turtles grow to 1.5 meters (5 feet) long. Anatomically, to distinguish the green turtle from the other members of his family. The back of the head of the turtle has a pair of prefrontal scales. Below, the green turtle has four pairs of infra-marginal shields the area between the plastron and shield. The shell of the turtle has various color patterns that change over time. Baby C. Mydas, like those of other sea turtles, have mostly black carapaces and light-colored masks.

Shells children are dark olive brown, while those of mature adults are entirely brown, spotted or rays of multicolored marble. Under, the plastron of the turtle is yellow. CIn the Caribbean, the main nesting sites have been identified on Aves Island, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica In recent years, there are signs of increased nesting in the Cayman Islands.
 

In U.S. waters, were breeding grounds observed in the smaller states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and along the east coast of Florida. Hutchinson Island, in particular, a nesting area in Florida waters. In the South Atlantic, the main areas chelonia mydas nesting on the island of Ascension, hosts turtle nests from 6.000 to 13.000. Key areas feeding in Florida: Indian River Lagoon, the Florida Keys, Florida Bay, Homosassa, Crystal River and Cedar Key.

Green turtles move about three habitat types, depending on the position of their lives. They lay their eggs on the beaches. Adult turtles spend most of their time in shallow coastal waters with lush seagrass beds. Green turtles usually swim 2.5 -3 kmh (06:01 to 09:01 mph). Only human beings and the larger sharks feed on C. Chelonia adults. Specifically, tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) hunt adults in Hawaiian waters.
 

 

Green turtles migrate long distances between feeding and breeding grounds, some swim more than 2600 km (1600 miles) away. At the spawning grounds Adult turtles often return to the exact beach where they were born. The Guyana nest nesting subpopulation from March to June in the tropics, green turtles nest throughout the year, although some subpopulations prefer particular times of the year. In Pakistan, Indian Ocean turtles nest year-round, but prefer the months of July to December.