March 27, 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
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