
Marine life
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 105 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Green Turtle is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
105 records, iNaturalist
1 resultaat in Zuid-Afrika
Een reis plannen
Rode Lijst van de IUCN
Endangered
Soort
Chelonia mydas
Waarnemingen
105
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een verhuurder de Green Turtle op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Het is nooit een garantie dat u de soort ziet.
The Green Turtle is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (70% of records), Western Cape (20% of records), Eastern Cape (10% of records), based on 105 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Green Turtle on site or nearby.
The Green Turtle is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean.