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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
21.8731, -159.455
Field Notes
Description:
A green sea turtle on Poipu beach in Kauai. The second picture shows the "2 scales" between the eyes--one way to differentiate between a Green and a Hawksbill, which typically has 4 (2 pair.) Also notice the non-serrated shell and the triangular scute (shell segment) behind the head.
Habitat:
Costal marine
Notes:
This turtle was sunning on the beach the same day/time as a monk seal, with a humpback breaching just offshore...quite a day!
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