1. Types of Sea Turtles

2. Types of Sea Turtles

3. Sea Turtles- Green Turtles
More common species
Of sea turtle
It’s called the green turtle because of the green color of the fat under shell

4. Sea Turtles- Green Turtles
It is one of the larger species of sea turtles
3ft long
Up to 300 lbs.
Located in the
Eastern Pacific
and is protected
in the Galapagos

5. Sea Turtles- Green Turtles

6. Sea Turtles- Flatback Turtles
They are named Flatback because of their flattened shell.
200lbs and 3ft
size of adults

7. Sea Turtles- Flatback Turtles
Flatback Sea turtles are only found in Australia.

8. Sea Turtles- Loggerhead Turtles
350 lbs
3 ft in length
They can be identified by their large head and reddish brown carapace (shell)

9. Loggerhead Turtles
Powerful jaws enable them to feed on hard-shelled prey, such as whelks and conch
Most abundant species of sea turtle found in U.S. coastal waters.

11. Sea Turtles- Hawksbill Turtles
Heads of hawksbill turtles taper into a V shape, giving them the appearance of a bird’s beak.
Slightly smaller on average than other species.

12. Hawksbill Turtles
Found mainly in the tropical regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
They have been rescued off of the Long Island Sound

13. Sea Turtles- Olive Ridley
100lbs.
One of the smallest species of Sea Turtles
It is named Olive Ridley because of the olive coloring of its heart shaped shell.

15. Sea Turtles- Kemp’s Ridley Turtles
Most endangered species
Smallest: 1 to 2 feet and lbs
Olive green in color
They only nest on one beach in the world, in Rancho Nuevo, Mexico

17. Sea Turtles- Leatherback Turtles
Largest sea turtle
7 ft long
1200 lbs.
Instead of a solid shell they have bones in their skin that form 5 ridges that are covered by a tough leathery skin.

18. Sea Turtles- Leatherback Turtles
Can dive the deepest and travel the furthest of any other turtle.
Range as far north as Alaska and Norway and as far south as the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and the southernmost tip of New Zealand

20. Sea Turtles- Green Turtles
Located in the Eastern Pacific and is protected in the Galapagos

21. Sea Turtles- Green Turtles
one pair of scales in front of their eyes, instead of 2, like most sea turtles