Green Turtle (Galapagos)

  • Galapagos Wildlife: Galapagos green turtle © Derek Haslam

    Galapagos green turtle © Derek Haslam

  • Galapagos Wildlife: Green Turtle © Mark Thomas

    Green Turtle © Mark Thomas

Species Data

Common Name Galapagos green turtle
Scientific Name Chelonia mydas agassisi
Spanish Name Tortuga prieta
Conservation Status

Galapagos Graphics: IUCN Red List Endangered © Dan Wright

Endangered 

Endemic/Native/Introduced

Endemic 

Size Up to 84cm
Predators Sharks predate adults. Eggs and hatchlings are eating by crabs, gulls and herons as well as by introduced fire ants and rats.
Food Herbivore (seaweed, sea grasses, algae, jellyfish, crayfish and crabs)
Animal Class Reptile
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Species Data
Common Name Galapagos green turtle
Scientific Name Chelonia mydas agassisi
Spanish Name Tortuga prieta
Conservation Status

Galapagos Graphics: IUCN Red List Endangered © Dan Wright

Endangered 

Endemic / Native / Introduced

Endemic 

Size Up to 84cm
Predators Sharks predate adults. Eggs and hatchlings are eating by crabs, gulls and herons as well as by introduced fire ants and rats.
Food Herbivore (seaweed, sea grasses, algae, jellyfish, crayfish and crabs)
Animal Class Reptile