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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Black turtle

Variations: tortuga prieta, Chelonia mydas agassizzii

Green turtles that occur in the Eastern Pacific that have morphological differences from other green turtles (in the Atlantic, Western Pacific, Indian Ocean). Specifically, they tend to have darker carapaces and smaller body size than other green turtles. There is some debate as to whether they are a separate species from green turtles, although at the current time, data from DNA and morphological studies show that they are not a separate species.

See also: Green Turtle

WWW References:

• Discussion on black turtle name

Citations:

• Bowen, B. W. and Karl, S. A. (1999). In war, truth is the first casualty. Conservation Biology 13, 1013-1016.
• Pritchard, P. C. H. (1999). Status of the black turtle. Biological Conservation 13, 1000-1003.

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Annette Broderick,
Entered: 2004-12-14 13:19:24
Last modified: 2005-05-06 06:27:50