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Family: Cheloniidae sea turtles

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Photo by Ryan, Paddy

Caretta caretta
[Loggerhead turtle]

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Chelonia mydas
[Green sea turtle]

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Eretmochelys imbricata
[Hawksbill turtle]

Photo by FAO

Lepidochelys kempii
[Kemp's ridley turtle]

Photo by FAO

Lepidochelys olivacea
[Olive ridley turtle]

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Natator depressa
[Flatback turtle]

Scientific Name Caretta caretta Chelonia mydas Eretmochelys imbricata Lepidochelys kempii Lepidochelys olivacea Natator depressa	English Name Flatback turtle Green sea turtle Hawksbill turtle Kemp's ridley turtle Loggerhead turtle Olive ridley turtle	Distribution Atlantic Ocean and the Me Circumglobal. Indo-Pacific and the Atla Indo-West Pacific	Max. Length 74.8 CL 76 CL 90 CL 96 CL 105 CL 125 CL	Year 1758 1766 1829 1880

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