Sapito de las Sabanas Arenosas vs Green Sea Turtle

Peltophryne cataulaciceps compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapito de las Sabanas Arenosas	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Bufonidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Peltophryne	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Peltophryne cataulaciceps	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Sapito de las Sabanas Arenosas and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Sapito de las Sabanas Arenosas

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapito de las Sabanas Arenosas	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sapito de las Sabanas Arenosas

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green Sea Turtle

La tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) es una de las tortugas marinas más grandes. Su nombre proviene del color verde de su cartílago y grasa, no del caparazón.