marine turtle species
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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 the front flippers
reddish-brown color
5 plates along the shell edge


Hawksbill
4 pairs of overlapping plates on a shell
dark greenish-brown color
2 claws on the front flippers
narrow jaw and curved beak


Kemp’s Ridley
1 claw on front flippers, 1-2 claws on back
5 plates along the shell edge
grey to light green color


Leatherback
5 ridges along the back (no scales0
smooth leather-like skin
no claws
tooth-like notch on the upper jaw
black to dark blue color


Green (Green in the name refers to Green Fat)
pair of scales at the front head
1 claw on the front flipper
4 plates along the shell edge (no overlapping)
brownish color


Flatback
round and flat shell
4 plates on the edge of the shell
thin shell edge covered by a waxy cuticle
1 claw on each flipper
olive grey color


Olive Ridley
almost circular shell
1-2 claws all flippers
6-9 plates along the shell edge
olive green color


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