LESSON ONE: Species and Distribution

SEA TURTLES

¡ 7 living species ¡ found all over the

world

TURTLE FACTS

LEATHERBACK Dermochelys coriacea

Brian Hutchinson

LEATHERBACK Dermochelys coriacea

COLORS DIET FEATURES

leathery shell largest turtle deepest diver

jellyfish

Dawn Witherington

LOGGERHEAD Caretta caretta

LOGGERHEAD Caretta caretta

COLORS DIET FEATURES

large head strong jaws

fish clams snails

Dawn Witherington

HAWKSBILL Eretmochelys imbricata

HAWKSBILL Eretmochelys imbricata

COLORS DIET FEATURES

pretty shell (tortoise) overlapping scales beak-like mouth

sponges

Dawn Witherington

GREEN Chelonia mydas

Projeto TAMAR

GREEN Chelonia mydas

COLORS DIET FEATURES

bask in the sun green fat second largest turtle

sea grass

Dawn Witherington

KEMP’S RIDLEY Lepidochelys kempii

Adrienne McCracken

KEMP’S RIDLEY Lepidochelys kempii

COLORS DIET FEATURES

Dawn Witherington

only nest in Gulf of Mexico smallest sea turtle heart-shaped shell

crabs small animals and plants found in algae

OLIVE RIDELY Lepidochelys olivacea

Karla Barrientos

OLIVE RIDELY Lepidochelys olivacea

COLORS DIET FEATURES

Dawn Witherington

nest in very large groups

crustaceans squid small fish sea grass

FLATBACK Natator depressus

Catherine Bell

FLATBACK Natator depressus

COLORS DIET FEATURES

Dawn Witherington

only found in Australia can stay underwater for a long time do not migrate

crustaceans

WHERE DO SEA TURTLES SWIM?