Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Sighting evidence at Jesser Point, Inhambane
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Green turtles are resident at Jesser Point year-round, grazing on seagrass beds in the shallows and resting on coral ledges where cleaner wrasse service them. Nesting females haul out on Tofo Beach between November and February, and hatchlings observed near the point in late February represent the direct offshore dispersal of local nesting events. Divers regularly encounter 5-10 individuals per dive, making this one of the most turtle-dense sites in Mozambique.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Green Sea Turtle is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.