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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.
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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 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]
Sea turtles: there are seven extant species of sea turtles, which live mostly along the tropical and subtropical coastlines, though some do migrate long distances and have been known to travel as far north as Scandinavia. Sea turtles are largely solitary animals, though some do form large, though often loosely connected groups during nesting ...
Pages in category "Sea turtles" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Flatback sea turtle; G. Georgia Sea Turtle Center; Gnaraloo Turtle ...
The flatback sea turtle is classified as "data deficient" which means that there is insufficient information available for a proper assessment of conservation status. [1] Although sea turtles usually lay around one hundred eggs at a time, on average only one of the eggs from the nest will survive to adulthood. [2]
Sea turtles will move north during spring and summer seasons to more nutrient rich bodies of water. In fall and winter seasons, they will migrate back in a southward direction. [5] Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Sea turtles are considered ectothermic non-avian reptiles. Temperature has a major effect on both metabolic and physiological process of the ...