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
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(Chelonia mydas)

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(Lepidochelys olivacea)

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(7 espèces)
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