Flatback Turtle
Details
Name:
Flatback Turtle
Flatback Turtle
Scientific Name:
Natator depressus
Natator depressus
Reference Number:
LMY-161
LMY-161
Description
Order Testudines; Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles); Scientific name: Natator depressus; Common name: Flatback Turtle – Hatchling, finally at home, in the ocean - Distribution in Australia: this is the only Australian endemic sea turtle occurring from Broome in Western Australia north, along the tropics then south to north of Fraser Island in Queensland; seldom straying further south – Conservation status: CONSIDERED VULNERABLE SPECIES, it is not included in the IUCN Red Data List.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | LMY-161 |
Scientific Name: | Natator depressus |