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Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia
Family CheloniidaeFamily Cheloniidae
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Family Cheloniidae
Five of six currently recognised species of cheloniid turtles occur in Australia: Caretta caretta (loggerhead turtle), Chelonia mydas (green turtle), Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill turtle), Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley turtle) and Natator depressus (flatback turtle). The genus Natator is restricted to the tropical areas of the continental shelf of Australia, southern Irian Jaya and southern Papua New Guinea. The remaining genera have a worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate seas.