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- Leatherback Turtle. The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest sea turtle. These gigantic reptiles can reach lengths of over 6 feet and weights of over 2,000 pounds.
- Green Turtle. The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is large, with a carapace of up to 3 feet long. Green turtles weigh up to 350 pounds. Their carapace can include shades of black, gray, green, brown, or yellow.
- Loggerhead Turtles. Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are a reddish-brown turtle with a very large head. They are the most common turtle that nests in Florida.
- Hawksbill Turtle. The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate) grows to lengths of 3 1/2 feet long and can weigh up to 180 pounds. Hawksbill turtles were named for the shape of their beak, which looks similar to the beak of a raptor.
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley.
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Seven different species of sea (or marine) turtles grace our ocean waters, from the shallow seagrass beds of the Indian Ocean, to the colorful reefs of the Coral Triangle, and even the sandy beaches of the Eastern Pacific. WWFs work on sea turtles focuses on five of those species: green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback and olive ridley.
Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient mariners. Nearly all species of sea turtle are classified as Endangered. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation. They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change ha...
WWF is committed to stop the decline of sea turtles and work for the recovery of the species. We work to secure environments in which both turtlesand the people that depend upon themcan survive into the future.
Six of the seven species of sea turtles that swim the planet’s waters— leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green, olive ridley, and hawksbill —are found in every ocean...
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- Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas. The Green Sea Turtle is given its name because of the green colour of fat underneath its shell. It is found in all temperate and tropical waters throughout the world, and stays near coastlines, around islands and in bays – especially in areas with lots of seagrass!
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta. The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is given its name because of its exceptionally large head. This species prefers to feed in estuaries, coastal bays and in shallow water along the continental shelves of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is given its name because of its narrow head and hawk-like beak. It is one of the smaller species of sea turtle and is typically found tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, around coastal reefs, rocky areas, estuaries and lagoons.
- Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. The Leatherback Sea Turtle is given its name because of its unique shell. Unlike other sea turtles, its shell is composed of a layer of thin, tough, rubbery skin which is strengthened by thousands of tiny bone plates which make it look leathery.
Jun 6, 2024 · sea turtle, any of seven species of marine turtles belonging to the families Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtles) and Cheloniidae (green turtles, flatback sea turtles, loggerhead sea turtles, hawksbills, and ridleys).
Sea turtles, also called marine turtles, are found in most of the world's oceans except the cold polar waters. They are ocean wanderers.
