Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
REPTILIA
Family
CHELONIIDAE
Genus
Chelonia
Species
mydas
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Green Turtle
Alternate name
Is historical
False
No images were found for this Species
QLD
Vulnerable
NSW
Vulnerable
EPBC
Vulnerable
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Marine; Migratory (EPBC Act, Bonn)
LGA significant
True
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
True
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Found in deeper waters of Moreton Bay
Known location
South Stradbroke Island, Broadwater, Jacobs Well, Palm Beach, Southport Spit
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
False
Estuarine
False
Marine
True
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/environment/marine-turtles-4029.html
Citations