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The flatback sea turtle was originally described as Chelonia depressa in 1880 by American herpetologist Samuel Garman.The genus Natator (meaning "swimmer") was created in 1908 by Australian ichthyologist Allan Riverstone McCulloch, and in the same scientific paper he described what he thought to be a new species, Natator tessellatus, thereby creating a junior synonym.
Caretta caretta [1] (loggerhead sea turtle) Chelonia mydas [1] (green sea turtle) Eretmochelys imbricata [1] (hawksbill sea turtle) Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley sea turtle, Pacific ridley sea turtle) Natator depressus [1] (flatback sea turtle) Dermochelyidae. Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle, leathery turtle, lute turtle)
Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful. Here are 32 foods to avoid.
The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley. [4] [5] Six of the seven sea turtle species, all but the flatback, are present in U.S. waters, and are listed as endangered and/or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. [6]
Emydura macquarii (common names include Murray River turtle, [7] Macquarie River turtle, [8] eastern short-necked turtle, eastern short-neck turtle and southern river turtle) [9] is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia.
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Pages in category "Turtles of Australia" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. ... Flatback sea turtle; G. Gulf snapping turtle; I. Irwin's ...