Types of Sea Turtles Sea Turtles Green Turtles

Types of Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles- Green Turtles • Most common species • It’s called the green of sea turtle because of the green color of the fat under shell

Sea Turtles- Green Turtles • It is one of the largest species of sea turtles • 3 ft long • Up to 300 lbs.

Sea Turtles- Green Turtles • Green turtles can be recognized because they have one pair of scales in front of their eyes, instead of 2, like most sea turtles

Sea Turtles- Green Turtles • Located in the Eastern Pacific and is protected in the Galapagos

Sea Turtles- Green Turtles

Sea Turtles- Flatback Turtles • They are named Flatback because of their flattened shell.

Sea Turtles- Flatback Turtles • Flatback Sea turtles are only found in Australia.

Sea Turtles- Loggerhead Turtles • 350 lbs • 31 -42 inches • They can be identified by their large head and reddish brown carapace (top)

Sea Turtles- Hawksbill Turtles • The beautiful shell of Hawksbill turtles is often used for jewelry

Sea Turtles- Olive Ridley • 100 lbs. • Most numerous • species of sea turtle It is named Olive Ridley because of the olive coloring

Sea Turtles- Kemp’s Ridley Turtles • Most endangered species • Smallest: 24 -28 inches and 77 -100 lbs • Olive green in color • They only nest on one beach in the world, in Rancho Nuevo, Mexico

Sea Turtles- Leatherback Turtles • Can dive the deepest • and travel the furthest of any other turtle They have tough leathery skin covering their back

Sea Turtles- Leatherback Turtles • Largest sea turtle • 7 ft long • 1200 lbs. • Instead of a solid shell they have bones in their skin that form 5 ridges.