The card shows a turtle (Chrysemys picta) painted in watercolors and pencils by C.A. Lesueur (1778-1846). The stamp, issued in 2014 by LaPoste, is dedicated to the green turtle, representative of the islands in the Southwest area of the Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, France (Reunion), Seychelles and the TAAF. The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is the sole representative of the genus Chelonia, and the largest species of turtles of the family Cheloniidae.
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