photo credit:Natator depressus by Lyndie Malan
Flatback Turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 99cm (3.2ft)
- Scientific name
- Natator depressus
- Taxonomy
- Family:Cheloniidae
- Genus:Natator
- Range
- The sea near Australia
photo credit:hawksbill turtle by Marc Tarlock
Hawksbill turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 114cm (3.7ft)
- Scientific name
- Eretmochelys imbricata
- Taxonomy
- Family:Cheloniidae
- Genus:Eretmochelys
- Range
- Tropical to Temperate Ocean
photo credit:Loggerhead turtle rising while snorkeling Hol Chan Marine Reserve in Belize by SNORKELINGDIVES.COM
Loggerhead turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 124cm (4.1ft)
- Scientific name
- Caretta caretta
- Taxonomy
- Family:Cheloniidae
- Genus:Caretta
- Range
- Tropical to Temperate Ocean
There is a report that an individual with a carapace length of 213cm was found, but this is a misinformation because there is so much difference from a common individual.
photo credit:Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Black-margined Damsel (Pomacentrus nigromarginatus) by Bernard DUPONT
Green turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 153cm or 139cm (5ft or 4.6ft)
- Scientific name
- Chelonia mydas
- Taxonomy
- Family:Cheloniidae
- Genus:Chelonia
- Range
- Tropical to Temperate Ocean
The two records were noted together because the information could not be identified.
photo credit:Leatherback Sea Turtle by Bernard DUPONT
Leatherback turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 189cm (6.2ft)
- Scientific name
- Dermochelys coriacea
- Taxonomy
- Family:Dermochelyidae
- Genus:Dermochelys
- Range
- Tropical to Temperate Ocean