April 24, 2025

Sealife guideThe flatback sea turtleNatator depressus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Flatback sea turtle
  • French name: Tortue de mer à dos plat
  • Scientific name: Natator depressus (Garman, 1880)
  • Family name: Cheloniidae
  • Order name: Testudines
  • Class name: Sea reptiles
The flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)
The flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same family
Sea turtle (7 espèces)
Sea turtle
(7 espèces)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
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(Chelonia mydas)
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Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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