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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.
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]
The turtles have been monitored since the February 2013 hatching season, and Queensland's Department of Environment and Science collects the data as part of a longterm turtle-monitoring project. Around 70 turtle nests were observed in the 2022 hatching season. [2] A project to restore the habitat of flatback turtles was launched on 7 January 2014.
The most recognisable of these is probably the perentie, Australia's biggest lizard and the island's top predator. The island represents important turtle nesting habitat for the green turtle and flatback sea turtle. Some exotic species exist on the island (e.g. the American cockroach [13]) but the island fauna is largely intact.
Flatback sea turtle: Appendix I: species that are the most endangered: Least concern (LC or LR/lc) Lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category. Chelonia mydas: Green sea turtle
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The dog owner admitted they were "in awe" of the way their dog "so tenderly pushed sand over the turtle's body. Over and over again." The Australian Shepherd didn't stop "until [the turtle's] body ...
Amongst the larger forms of sealife found in the marine protected area are: the Flatback sea turtle, Green sea turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle, the occasional loggerhead sea turtle, minke whale, toothed whale, Bryde's whale, humpback whales, sperm whales, short-finned pilot whale, killer whales, false killer whales, common dolphins, striped dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and dugong.