Chelonia Schweigger, 1812
Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
Caretta
Euchelus
Natator McCulloch, 1908
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Schweigger, 1812
Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758: 197
Testudo macropus Walbaum, 1782 (nomen illegitimum)
Testudo marina vulgaris Lacépède, 1788 (nomen subst. pro T. mydas L.)
Testudo cepediana Daudin, 1802
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Schweigger, 1812
Caretta cepedii Merrem, 1820 (nomen subst. pro T. cepediana Daudin)
Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier, 1829
Euchelus macropus Girard, 1858
Chelonia midas (Linnaeus) Bocage, 1866 (ex errore)
Mydas viridis Gray, 1870
Chelone mydas (Linnaeus) Boulenger, 1889
Natator tessellatus McCulloch, 1908
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Stebbins, 1985
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Engelmann, et al., 1993
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Conant & Collins, 1991
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Glaw & Vences, 1994
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) Cogger, 2000
Chelonia mydas mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) Mertens & Müller 1928
Testudo viridis Schneider, 1783
Chelonia virgata Schweigger, 1812
Caretta esculenta Merrem, 1820
Chelonia maculosa Cuvier, 1829
Chelonia bicarinata Lesson, 1834 (in Bélanger)
Chelonia marmorata Duméril & Bibron 1835
Chelonia virgata Schweigger; Günther 1864
Chelonia mydas mydas (Linnaeus) Mertens & Müller 1928
Chelonia mydas agassizi Bocourt; Stebbins, 1985
Testudo japonica Thunberg, 1787
Testudo rugosa Daudin, 1802 (non Testudo rugosa Shaw)
Caretta Thunbergi Merrem, 1820 (nomen subst. pro Testudo japonica Thunberg)
Chelonia mydas var. japonica, Gray 1831
Chelonia formosa Girard, 1858
Chelonia tenuis Girard, 1858
Chelonia agassizii Bocourt, 1868
Chelonia lata Philippi, 1887
Chelonia japonica — Stejneger, 1907
Natator tesselatus McCulloch, 1908
Chelonia mydas agassizii Bocourt; Stebbins 1985
Chelonia agassizii Bocourt; Liner, 1994
?Chelonia mydas japonica (Thunberg, 1787) Gray 1831
?Chelonia mydas carrinegra (status unclear)
Reference(s):
Uetz, P., Etzold, T. & Chenna, R., 1995-2000: The Reptile Database [former “EMBL Reptile Database”].
–iNet: http://www.reptile-database.org/
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