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genus

Chelonia

Chelonia is a genus in the family Cheloniidae. This database currently files 1 species under it, recorded across 149 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
149
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

Best-known members of Chelonia

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Chelonia?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern1100%

Where is Chelonia recorded?

Species on file in this genus with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Fiji: 1 speciesTanzania: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesPapua New Guinea: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesSomalia: 1 speciesKenya: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesFr. S. Antarctic Lands: 1 speciesTimor-Leste: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesUruguay: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesPeru: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesEl Salvador: 1 speciesGuatemala: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesSuriname: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesCuba: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesMauritania: 1 speciesBenin: 1 speciesNigeria: 1 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesTogo: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 1 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesGuinea-Bissau: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesGabon: 1 speciesEq. Guinea: 1 speciesMozambique: 1 speciesAngola: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesPalestine: 1 speciesGambia: 1 speciesUnited Arab Emirates: 1 speciesQatar: 1 speciesOman: 1 speciesVanuatu: 1 speciesThailand: 1 speciesMyanmar: 1 speciesVietnam: 1 speciesSouth Korea: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesPakistan: 1 speciesIran: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesSolomon Is.: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesSri Lanka: 1 speciesChina: 1 speciesTaiwan: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesBrunei: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesEritrea: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesYemen: 1 speciesSaudi Arabia: 1 speciesCyprus: 1 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia1
  2. Réunion1
  3. United States1
  4. Brazil1
  5. United Arab Emirates1
  6. Taiwan1
  7. Ecuador1
  8. Cameroon1
  9. Mexico1
  10. Oman1
  11. Tanzania1
  12. Costa Rica1
  13. Japan1
  14. Philippines1
  15. Indonesia1
  16. St. Helena1
  17. Togo1
  18. Suriname1
  19. Malaysia1
  20. Seychelles1

All species in Chelonia

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded149