Galapagos Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas agassizii
Sighting evidence at Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
The endemic Galapagos green turtle, a subspecies noted for its darker coloration and larger size, uses Cape Douglas's warm lee-side shallows as a resting and foraging area between the stronger current zones. They are completely unafraid of divers and regularly rest on the volcanic rubble bottom in groups, occasionally allowing divers to observe them at very close range while they sleep or feed on algae. Encounters with both sea turtles and flightless cormorants in the same shallow dive is a Cape Douglas signature experience.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Galapagos Green Turtle is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.