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Green Sea Turtles Two Green Sea Turtles in Puerto Rico off of Culebra Island.  The turtles were pretty skittish compared to Hawaiin Turtles but stayed around long enough to get this picture. Chelonia mydas,Diving,Geotagged,Green sea turtle,Puerto Rico,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Green Sea Turtles

Two Green Sea Turtles in Puerto Rico off of Culebra Island. The turtles were pretty skittish compared to Hawaiin Turtles but stayed around long enough to get this picture.

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The green sea turtle, also known as the green turtle, black turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of 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.

Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by Durkine1
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Uploaded Dec 10, 2015. Captured Apr 23, 2015 12:03 in Unnamed Road, Culebra, Culebra 00775, Puerto Rico.
  • HERO4 Black
  • f/2.8
  • 1/124s
  • ISO100
  • 3mm