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Cheloniidae

Reptile Families

Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles characterized by a flat, streamlined, wide and rounded shell and paddle-like flippers for forelimbs. The family contains six living species, the green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, flatback sea turtle and Kemp's ridley sea turtle, and is the only group of sea turtles with front limbs stronger than their back limbs.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 1
Scientific Name
Cheloniidae 1
Member Species/Taxa Count
6 1
Defining Characteristics
The only sea turtles with front limbs stronger than their back limbs 1
Partially Attested
Geographic Distribution
Tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, also warmer seas such as the Mediterranean Sea 1
The quoted sentence describes sea turtles in general, not this family alone
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
A flat, streamlined, wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for the forelimbs 1
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Flatback Sea Turtle, Species
Source Flatback Sea Turtle (Wikidata)
Green Sea Turtle, Species
Source Wikidata: Green Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Species
Source Wikidata: Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Species
Source Wikidata: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Cheloniidae, Wikipedia
  • Lead section, first sentence (rank)
    Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles
  • Lead section, first sentence (scientific name)
    Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles
  • Lead section, living species sentence
    The six living species that make up this family are the green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, flatback sea turtle and the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.
  • Habitat section, range sentence
    The habitat range of sea turtles, in general, is known to be far reaching into warmer temperatures and the tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and is even also found in warmer seas such as the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Lead section, limb strength sentence
    They are the only sea turtles to have stronger front limbs than back limbs.
  • Lead section, common traits sentence
    having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs
View the Source
2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ30143, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Cheloniidae
Wikidata Q30143, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Green Sea Turtle
Parent Taxon Of: Green Sea Turtle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Parent Taxon Of: Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Parent Taxon Of: Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Flatback Sea Turtle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Flatback Sea Turtle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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