Reptile
Green turtle
Chelonia mydas · Cheloniidae
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records216,025in 87 countries
Most seen inAustralia136,674 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Green turtle in brief
The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a reptile of the Cheloniidae family — species of sea turtle.
Across the 87 countries we cover it has 216,025 published records, most of them from Australia, the United States and Brazil. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and June.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Australia136,674 records · best May, Apr
United States21,430 records · best Apr, May
Brazil16,958 records · best Jan, Aug
United Arab Emirates6,472 records · best May, Aug
Ecuador5,234 records · best Mar, Feb
Mexico4,655 records · best Aug, Apr
Taiwan4,122 records · best May, Apr
Suriname1,959 records · best May, Apr
Costa Rica1,823 records · best Nov, Jan
Indonesia1,666 records · best Oct, Sep
Oman1,403 records · best Nov, Dec
Philippines1,371 records · best Jun, Nov
Cameroon1,296 records · best Oct, Dec
Malaysia1,020 records · best Sep, Oct
Israel985 records · best Oct, Jun
Japan912 records · best Aug, May
Tanzania896 records · best May, Aug
Egypt832 records · best Jul, Nov
Venezuela702 records · best Oct, Nov
Kenya443 records · best Apr, May
Nicaragua423 records · best Jan, Feb
Seychelles331 records · best Apr, Jul
Togo312 records · best Jul, Aug
Bahamas308 records · best Mar, Jul
Chile292 records · best Jan, Mar
Maldives260 records · best May, Mar
Sri Lanka254 records · best Mar, Feb
Guatemala232 records · best Jun, Apr
Panama211 records · best Aug, Nov
Cyprus158 records · best Aug, Jul
Türkiye155 records · best Aug, Jul
Belize147 records · best Jan, Mar
Iran134 records · best May, Aug
Barbados117 records · best Dec, Mar
Vietnam110 records · best Sep, Oct
Jamaica108 records · best Oct, Jun
Pakistan103 records · best Sep, Dec
Eritrea84 records · best Mar, Feb
Libya82 records · best Aug, Sep
Palau81 records · best Feb, Apr
Uruguay78 records · best Mar, Feb
Cape Verde76 records · best Aug, Sep
El Salvador76 records · best Mar, Feb
New Zealand71 records · best Aug, Mar
Marshall Islands62 records · best Oct, Aug
Saudi Arabia62 records · best Dec, Mar
Fiji56 records · best Jul, May
Mauritius52 records · best Apr, Jul
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47 records · best Jan, Jul
South Korea46 records · best Sep, Oct
Comoros45 records · best Jun, Sep
Solomon Islands45 records · best Jun, Apr
Mauritania42 records · best May, Nov
Yemen41 records · best Oct, Dec
Qatar38 records · best Aug, Sep
Vanuatu38 records · best Jul, Oct
Ghana30 records · best Dec, Oct
Samoa30 records · best Jul, Aug
Lebanon28 records · best Jul, Aug
Antigua and Barbuda22 records · best Mar, Jun
United Kingdom22 records · best Dec, Jan
Senegal21 records · best Jul, Apr
Kiribati17 records · best Oct, Feb
Brunei16 records · best Oct, Apr
Ivory Coast15 records · best Jan, May
Gambia14 records · best Mar, Nov
Equatorial Guinea14 records · best Jan, Feb
Saint Kitts and Nevis14 records · best Sep, May
East Timor14 records · best Jan, Oct
Grenada13 records · best Jul, Aug
Syria13 records · best Sep, May
Netherlands13 records · best Feb, Nov
Micronesia12 records · best Apr, Jan
Sudan12 records · best Jun, Jan
São Tomé and Príncipe10 records · best Jan, Feb
Albania9 records · best May, Jul
Dominica8 records · best May, Jan
Guinea-Bissau8 records · best Oct, Aug
Palestine8 records · best Jul, Jun
Bahrain7 records · best Jan, Jul
Tonga7 records · best Aug, Oct
Belgium5 records · best Feb, Aug
Djibouti3 records · best Oct, Mar
Saint Lucia3 records · best Mar, Dec
Tuvalu3 records · best Apr, Oct
Ireland3 records · best Dec, Jan
Kuwait1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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