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Natator

Reptile Genera

Natator is a genus of sea turtles in the family Cheloniidae containing a single living species, the flatback sea turtle, endemic to the sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the Australian continental shelf, with a range limited to northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, the smallest range of any sea turtle. It has a smooth, flat-domed carapace with non-overlapping scutes and upturned edges, colored olive green or a mix of grey and green with a lighter underside, and a single pair of prefrontal scales on the head; its carapace is notably thinner than that of other sea turtles, causing it to crack under comparatively small pressures.

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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ11790069, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Flatback sea turtle
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Natator
Wikidata Q372997, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Flatback Sea Turtle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIn Group: Sea Turtle Genera, Lead
Quote, In Group: Sea Turtle Genera, Lead
The Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) is a species of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
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