What is Green sea turtle?
{{Taxobox | name = Green turtle | status = EN | status_ref =<ref name=iucn/> | status_system = iucn3.1 | image_caption = ''Chelonia mydas'' swimming above a [[Hawaii]]an [[coral reef]]. | trend = down | image = Hawaii turtle 2.JPG | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Sauropsida]] | ordo = [[turtle|Testudines]] | familia = [[sea turtle|Cheloniidae]] | genus = ''''' Chelonia''''' | binomial = ''Chelonia mydas'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)}} The '''green turtle''' (''Chelonia mydas'') is a large [[sea turtle]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] Cheloniidae. It is the only [[species]] in its [[genus]]. It is one of the seven marine turtles, which are all endangered. == Description == Although it might have some [[green]] on its [[carapace]] (shell), the green turtle is not green. It gets its name from the fact that its body [[fat]] is [[green]].<ref name=opr/> It can grow up to {{convert|1|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} long and weigh up to {{convert|160|kg|lb|0|lk=on|abbr=on}}.<ref name=opr/> They are an [[endangered species]], especially in [[Florida]] and the Pacific coast of [[Mexico]].<ref name=opr/> They can also be found in warm waters around the [[world]] and are found along the coast of 140 countries.<ref name=opr/> The female turtle lays eggs in nests she builds in the sand on the beaches. She uses the same beach that she was born on.<ref name=opr/> During the nesting season in summer she can make up to five nests. She can lay as many as 135 eggs in a nest.<ref name=opr/> The eggs take about two months to hatch. The baby turtles are about {{convert|50|mm|in|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=opr/> == Diet == Green turtles are [[omnivore|omnivorous]] when they are young, eating [[plant]]s, [[algae]], [[plankton]] and other small animals. As they get older, they become [[herbivore|herbivorous]], eating only plants such as [[sea grass]]. Their body fat is green from the [[chlorophyll]] of the plants they eat.<ref name=opr>{{cite web |url= http:/