Reptile - Australian Sea-Turtles

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FAMILY : Leathery Sea Turtle
Leathery Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)		The Leathery Sea Turtle is endangered. Plastic bags in its ocean environment have contributed to many deaths as it mistakes them for jellyfish - its main food. It is a large turtle with streamlined leathery carapace (shell). The body is more pointed... Click to continue>
FAMILY : Sea Turtles
Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)		The Loggerhead Turtle has a large head. The body is reddish brown or brown. They have flippers with a claw on the front flippers. The shell is armoured with strong horny plates called scutes. Click to continue>
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)		The Green Turtle has a small head and strong front flippers. It gets its name from the colour of its fat rather than the colour of its shell. Click to continue>
Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)		The Hawksbill Turtle is critically endangered as it has been hunted for food, also for its attractive shell scales which are made into tortoiseshell ornaments and jewelry. The turtle is green or brown with reddish brown to black markings. The upper... Click to continue>
Pacific Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)		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... Click to continue>
Flatback Turtle (Natator depressus)		A large-sized grey sea turtle with a flat shell. Usually grey or green above, with a white underside. Forearms are modified into large flippers. Maximum length 100 cm. Endemic (lives nowhere else) to the northern and eastern Australian Coast.... Click to continue>

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