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Marine ReptilesMarine ReptilesClass ReptiliaClass Reptilia
Characteristics of Reptiles; Cold Blooded (Ectotherm) Three Chambered Heart Scales Oviparous Reproduction
Salt Glands to rid excess salt in ocean species
Restricted to temperate or warm areas
Chuckwalla, Isla Ventana
Crocodiles; marine sp.Crocodiles; marine sp.Saltwater Crocodiles; Florida,
Australia, Asia AfricaCrocodiles have specialized 4
chambered heart
Sea SnakesSea SnakesVenomous50 species(one sp.) Calif. To EcuadorModified flattened body
Marine LizardsMarine LizardsMarine Iguana of the
Galapagos Is.Modified flattened tailEat algae on rocks in the seaUnique example of natural
selection
Sea TurtlesSea Turtles6 species, all are endangeredScales fused into hard
carapace (shell)Extensive migration patterns
for egg laying on tropical beaches
Green Sea TurtleGreen Sea TurtleRange; San Diego to TropicsFood; eel grass and sea
weeds
Green Sea Turtle
Loggerhead turtleLoggerhead turtleRange; S. Calif. To tropicsFood; crabs, mollusks,
jellyfish, eelgrass
Loggerhead
Leatherback TurtleLeatherback TurtleRange; all warmer seas
Food; jellyfish
Leatherback
Pacific Ridley TurtlePacific Ridley TurtleRange; N. Baja Mex. To
tropicsFood; sea weed, Mollusks,
urching
Hawksbill TurtleHawksbill TurtleRange; TropicsFood; predator, fish etc.
Hawksbill
Olive Ridley TurtleOlive Ridley TurtleRange;
Olive Ridley
Kemp’s Ridley
Australian Flatback
Black Turtle, West coast of Mex.
Exploitation by ManExploitation by ManMeatEggsLeatherShells (Hawksbill) (tortoise
shell)Oil (lotions etc.)
Eating raw turtle eggs; for ?????
Egg
Poaching,
Costa Rica
Olive Ridley snagged
in a longline set
for sharks.
Costa Rica, Pacific
Conservation Conservation EffortsEfforts
‘Farm’ raising for food and for release
into wildGuarding breeding beachesLaws, regulations,(enforcement
problems)
Antonio Resendiz, Bahia de Los Angeles
Protected nesting beach at Rancha Nuevo, Mex.
Kemp’s Ridley hatchlings