7 Different Marine Turtle Species
How can we identify and differentiate between the 7 different marine turtle species?
Learn more from the infographic (image above)
Logger Head
large head
2 claws on front flippers
reddish brown color
5 plates along shell edge
Hawksbill
4 pairs overlapping plates on shell
dark greenish brown color
2 claws on front flippers
narrow jaw and curved beak
Kemp’s Ridley
1 claw on front flippers, 1-2 claws on back
5 plates along shell edge
grey to light green color
Leatherback
5 ridges along back (no scales0
smooth leather like skin
no claws
tooth-like notch on upper jaw
black to dark blue color
Green (Green in name refers to Green Fat)
pair of scales at front head
1 claw on front flipper
4 plates along shell edge (no overlapping)
brownish color
Flatback
round and flat shell
4 plates on edge of shell
thin shell edge covered by waxy cuticle
1 claw on each flipper
olive grey color
Olive Ridley
almost circular shell
1-2 claws all flippers
6-9 plates along shell edge
olive green color
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