Flatback sea turtles

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The Flatback Turtel


Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Family:Cheloniidae
Genus:Natator
Species:Natator depressus
  
Status:Vulnerable
Picture of the Australian The Flatback Sea Turtle
The Flatback Sea Turtle, Natator depressus, is a medium sized sea turtle with an elliptical, flattened shell characterized by upturned edges. Its olive-gray shell has a thin, waxy surface that can easily be damaged.
Image of a Flatback sea turtleThe Flatback sea turtle are having one of the most restricted ranges of any of the sea turtle. It's only found in the tropical waters of northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya.
Flatbacks are found in the tropical areas around Australia and prefer shore waters, bays and coastal coral reefs. They are found around the Indonesian Archipelago and Papua New Guinea in the Pacific; however, it is reported that they only nest and breed in Australia. They lay around 50 eggs, the fewest of any species.
       
 
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