AROD > Reptiles / Testudines / Cheloniidae
Sea turtles
Cheloniidae
| Etymology: | 'Chelonia-family', after a genus of sea turtle. | ||||||||||||||
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| Notes: | A family which includes all but one of the large sea turtles. | ||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 5 out of 5 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at 70 cm Longest Australian species: green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at up to 150 cm |
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| Number of Australian genera: | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Australian species: | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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