Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) wildspecies.ca

Accidental

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Reptiles

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Common Names

English common name:

Green Sea Turtle

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Tortue verte

In French, species in the order Testudines are named "Tortue" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Green Turtle	Tortue verte
2005	Green Seaturtle	Tortue verte
2010	Green Sea Turtle	Tortue verte
2015	Green Sea Turtle
2020	Green Sea Turtle

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Testudinata

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Testudines
2005	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Testudines
2010	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Testudines
2015	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Testudines
2020	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Testudines

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Not Applicable
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Unrankable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2020	Unrankable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Unrankable - NUN,NUM
2020	Unrankable - NUN

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Unrankable - SUN,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUN

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SUN,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUN