In dictionaries:
green sea turtle
Any of species Chelonia mydas of large sea turtles, the only species of the genus Chelonia.
hawksbill sea turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata, a critically endangered sea turtle.
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Lepidochelys kempii, a species of sea turtle
loggerhead sea turtle
Synonym of loggerhead turtle.
olive ridley sea turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea, a species of sea turtle
Leatherback sea turtle
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weights of .
Flatback sea turtle
The Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)Limpus, Colin J.. "The Flatback Turtle, Chelonia depressa Garman in Southeast Queensland, Australia". Herpetologica 27: 431–446. is a species of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
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