Typical Sea Turtles - Family: Cheloniidae
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Subfamily: Carettinae
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
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Flatback Sea Turtle - Natator depressus
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
> Order: Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises)
> Superfamily: Chelonioidea (Sea Turtles)
> Family: Chelonidae (Typical Sea Turtles)
> Subfamily: Carettinae
> Genus: Caretta
> Species: C. caretta - Loggerhead Sea Turtle
> Genus: Chelonia
> Species: C. mydas - Green Sea Turtle
> Genus: Eretmochelys
> Species: E. imbricata - Hawksbill Sea Turtle
> Genus: Natator
> Species: N. depressus - Flatback Sea Turtle
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Photographic Contributions:
Davey, Diana. D 088.
Lambert, Nick. L 348.
Davey, Diana. D 088.
Lambert, Nick. L 348.