Chelonia Pins and Buttons

Chelonia - Ernst Haeckel

A variety of amphibian animals featuring aquatic sea turtles swimming in the oceans and terrestrial land tortoises by Ernst Haeckel.

The beautiful green turtle, a watercolour of this endangered species, killed for its meat and scales.

The Galápagos green turtle (Chelonia agassizii) is a species of turtle that used to be classified as a subspecies of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) but was changed for a few reasons. One, caudal dimorphism (vertebrae of the same species changing), means that Chelonia agassizii (or "Chelonia agassizi" ) has a more domed shell. Another is the colour of the shell – Galápagos green turtles have a darker shell colour. It is endemic to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific Ocean. They are often categorized as one population of the east Pacific green turtle. This title is shared with the other green sea turtle nesting populations inhabiting the Pacific Ocean. More specifically, they are referred to as black sea turtles due t...

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming by a gorgonian (left) on a coral reef. Green sea turtles are found in warm tropical waters. They are herbivorous, eating algae and sea grasses, and can grow up to 1.5 metres in length. A gorgonian is a coral-like colony of polyps that form a tough structure (red) around themselves for protection and support. Photographed in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand.

Drawing of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Created in Procreate

This underwater photography by Ute Niemann shows a seaturtle (Chelonia mydas, Green Seaturtle) rising from its coral bed after a break in the reef. The dive site has its name rightly - we have seen some turtles there. I took this underwater motive at the Divespot Turtle Beach | Island State of Palau | Micronesia | Pacific. We stayed there during a liveaboard safari with the Palau Siren.

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A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, resting on a reef. Photographed off Sipadan island, Sabah, Malaysia

Sea Turtles Mating in the Ocean off the Coast of Ecuador

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A Green Turtle at the surface in St Croix of the US Virgin Islands