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Pictorial Key

Loggerhead turtleLoggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Cc nesting (close) - (c) S A Eckert-WIDECASTlargeCc female3 - sat-pack release Kl Bonaire 9Jul04 - (c) STCBlarge
Cc nesting (w moon) - (c) S A Eckert-WIDECASTlargeCc release from Toftevaag - (c) S Eckert Jul04large
grGreen Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Cm in seagrass (USVI NPS) - (c) Caroline S RogerslargeCm juv_SW coast Bonaire Jan03 - (c) R van Damlarge
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACm - (c) R Byrne-RoSTI Apr06large
lbLeatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Dc surfacing dc mont 2001alargeDc frontal - (c) S A Eckert-WIDECASTlarge
Dc SC_6417largeDc diving dc from top view1large
hbHawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Ei nesting (St Croix) - (c) S A Eckert-WIDECASTlargeEi w soft coral SXM - (c) Chris McCandlishlarge
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEi feed6 (Ngmelis Is Palau 2005) - (c) Christopher Halelarge
krKemp’s Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Lk living tag (dorsal)3 - (c) USNPS-PAISlargeLk nesting1 - (c) USNPS-PAISlarge
Lk hatchlings (two) - (c) USNPS-PAISlargeLk nesting approach - (c) USNPS-PAISlarge
loOlive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Lo nesting - (c) S A Eckert-WIDECASTlargeLo at sea (head) - (c) S A Eckert-WIDECASTlarge
Lo Nancite (best) - (c) S Corneliuslargeloh35large

Loggerhead turtle

Loggerhead turtle
(Caretta caretta)

gr

Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)

lb

Leatherback Turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)

hb

Hawksbill Turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)

kr

Kemp’s Ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii)

lo
 
 
Olive Ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea)

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