Sealife guideThe flatback sea turtleNatator depressus
Last updated on 06/24/2024 at 10:48 PM
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
Within the same family
Green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
Olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea)
Sea turtle
(7 espèces)
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(Dermochelys coriacea)
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