Flatback sea turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the flatback sea turtle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Natator depressus
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Cheloniidae

Where does the flatback sea turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the flatback sea turtle in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the flatback sea turtle endangered?

The flatback sea turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the flatback sea turtle?

The flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Cheloniidae, genus Natator. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the flatback sea turtle

The Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) is a species of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is endemic to the sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the Australian continental shelf. This turtle gets its common name from the fact that its shell has a flattened, lower dome than the other sea turtles. It can be olive green to grey with a cream underside. It averages from 76 to 96 cm (30 to 38 in) in carapace length and can weigh from 70 to 90 kg (150 to 200 lb). The hatchlings are larger than other sea turtle hatchlings when they hatch and emerge from their nests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Flatback sea turtle (revision 1354642579), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q372997 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).