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The Green Turtle STATUS-Endangered SCIENTIFIC NAME-Chelonia mydas WEIGHT-150-400 pounds ( 70-180 Kgs ) LENGTH-31-47 inches HABITATS-Oceans
The green turtle is one of the largest sea turtles and the only herbivore among the different species . Green turtles are in fact named for the greenish color of their cartilage and fat , not their shells . In the Eastern Pacific , a group of green turtles that have darker shells is called black turtles by the local community . Green turtles are found mainly in tropical and subtropical waters . Like other sea turtles , they migrate long distances between feeding grounds and the beaches from where they hatched . Classified as endangered , green turtles are threatened by overharvesting of their eggs , hunting of adults , being caught in fishing gear , and loss of nesting beach sites .
Source : worldwildlife . org