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n. - Genus of the loggerhead turtles.

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  • Green turtle Chelonia mydas (E) and loggerhead turtle Caretta Caretta (V) occur in the bay, nesting on the beaches at Dirk Hartog Island and Peron peninsula.
  • There are nesting grounds of world significance for green turtle Chelonia mydas (E) and loggerhead Caretta Caretta (V), and habitat for four other species of...
  • Among the 5 species of sea turtles recorded in Brazil, at least 4 (Chelonya midas, Caretta Caretta, Eretmochelys imbricata, and Lepidochelys olivacea) nest in the...
  • Five sea turtles species (Caretta Caretta, Chelonya midas, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, and Lepidochelys olivacea) are found along this ecoregion...
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