Cheloniidae
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), covering its traits, distribution, habitat, and reproduction.
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is a circumtropical marine turtle that has experienced significant global population decline.
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii Garman, 1880
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) is the smallest sea turtle, unique for nesting in the day, with a varied age and sex-based distribution.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle, is a toxic, biofluorescent tropical reef sea turtle with distinct physical traits.
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelonia mydas, the green sea turtle, is a widespread migratory marine turtle found in global tropical and subtropical oceans.
Flatback Sea Turtle
Natator depressus (Garman, 1880)
Natator depressus, the flatback turtle, is a small-range Australian sea turtle identifiable by its thin, flat-domed olive-green shell.
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