Top 5 Largest Turtle (Sea turtle edition)

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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

4th


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
3rd


photo credit:Loggerhead turtle rising while snorkeling Hol Chan Marine Reserve in Belize by SNORKELINGDIVES.COM 80x15by

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.

2nd


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.

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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

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