Species: Dermochelys coriacea
Common name: leatherback
Biology: Lives in pelagic zones and has the widest distribution of all the species of sea turtles. Feeds mainly on jellyfish. It is the largest of the sea turtles; a female can weigh up to 500 kg.
Conservation status: Critically endangered (CR A1abd)*

Species: Caretta caretta
Common name: Loggerhead
Biology: Nests mainly in subtropical zones. Feeds mostly on crustaceans and mollusks. Can weight up to 180 kg. in the western Atlantic.
Conservation status: Endangered (EN A1abd)*

Species: Chelonia mydas
Common names: green turtle, white turtle, black turtle
Biology: Found in all oceans. Plays and important ecological role in seagrass beds. Can eat algae as well as seagrass. Can weigh up to 230 kg.
Conservation status: Endangered (EN A2bd)*

Species: Eretmochelys imbricata
Common name: hawksbill
Biology: Lives in coral reef zones, feeds mainly on sponges. Adult females weigh an average of 60 kg.
Conservation status: Critically endangered (CR A1bd)*

Species: Lepidochelys kempii
Common name: Kemp’s ridley
Biology: Most of the world population nests at Rancho Nuevo, in the Gulf of Mexico. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and mollusks. Reaches 35-50 kg.
Conservation status: Critically endangered (CR A1 ad)*

Species: Lepidochelys olivacea
Common name: olive ridley
Biology: Lives in pelagic zones. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and mollusks. Reaches 35-50 kg.
Conservation status: Endangered (EN A1bd)*