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Green Sea turtle

Chelonia mydas

Photo by ChrisP
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Close up of sea turtle off Akumal on the Mexico East coast. Note the prominent one scale before the eye socket and the four behind.

Habitat:

Caribbean, on the coral reef at Akumal, Yucatan Peninsula

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Comments (1)
KarenL
Gorgeous, I had the good fortune to snorkel with green sea turtle in the Galapagos - they are amazing animals.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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Sea Turtles of the World

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PublishedJune 2, 2013

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