Chelonia hofmanni Gray 1831 (green sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1831. Synopsis Reptilium. Part I. Cataphracta. Tortoises, Crocodiles, Enaliosauria. 1-85

Belongs to Chelonia according to J. E. Gray 1831

Sister taxa: Chelonia castanea, Chelonia cuvieri, Chelonia girundica, Chelonia gwinneri, Chelonia harvicensis, Chelonia hoffmanni, Chelonia mydas, Chelonia oligocena, Chelonia parvitecta, Euchelys macropus

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chelonia hofmanni in the database

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