Natator depressus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Grey upper shell, low body, creamy-yellow belly, carapace plates covered by thin fleshy skin, four large plates along side of shell, three scales behind eye. Lays fewer but larger eggs than other sea turtles, about 50 in each of 3 nestings every 2-3 years. Endemic to Australia.
Information
Max Size: 1200 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.9-27.8°C
Depth: 0-44m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Open ocean, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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Natator depressus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
