List of reptiles of the Mediterranean Sea
The reptiles of the Mediterranean Sea are limited to four species of sea turtles: the leatherback sea turtle, the loggerhead sea turtle, the green sea turtle, and the hawksbill sea turtle. In addition, wanderers from other Atlantic species — the olive ridley sea turtle and the Kemp's ridley sea turtle — are commonly found.[1]
Order: Testudines
Family: Dermochelyidae
- Genus: Dermochelys
- Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea VU
Family: Cheloniidae
- Genus: Caretta
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta VU
- Genus: Chelonia
- Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas LC
- Genus: Eretmochelys
- Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata CR
See also
- List of reptiles of the Atlantic Ocean
- List of mammals of the Mediterranean Sea
- List of fishes of the Mediterranean Sea
References
- ^ "¿Qué tortugas marinas hay en el Mediterráneo?". Institut océanographique (in Spanish).