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REPTILE FACTS |
Description
A large-sized grey or green sea turtle without any distinctive markings. Forearms are modified into large flippers. Maximum length 75 cm.
This species can be quite common along the coast. Adults feed mostly on shellfish. Adults mostly nest on sandy beaches along the Cobourg Peninsula. Up to 100 eggs are laid in a season. This species is listed as Vulnerable under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Act.
Author credit: Dane Trembath / Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Other Names
Olive Ridley
Habitat
Coastal Marine.
Food
Omnivore
Range
Northern Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Testudines | | Family: | Cheloniidae | | Genus: | Lepidochelys | | Species: | olivacea | | Common Name: | Pacific Ridley Turtle |
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