| If you have a pet turtle or you are an avid turtle | | | | They also have claws on their fore-flipper as well as |
| enthusiast, then you do not only know the basic | | | | jagged claws. |
| things and information about this shelled animal but | | | | Of the pet turtle species, the black sea turtle are |
| also its exceptional characteristics. Turtles, specifically | | | | species that carry a claw on each flipper. They have |
| the marine species, inhabit saline, brackish and fresh | | | | black markings which is why these are called with |
| waters. Sea turtles have firm beak-like mouths that | | | | such name. They have jagged jaws. Black turtles can |
| they need to tear foods. They have bigger shells, | | | | reach the length of 117 centimeters. They can weigh |
| strong flippers and lungs to breathe while in the | | | | up to 126 kilograms and are primarily omnivores. |
| ocean. | | | | The leatherback turtle is not one of the regular pet |
| Here are some varieties of pet turtle species. The | | | | turtle species. Leatherbacks are the largest of the |
| loggerhead turtles are vertebral. They usually grow | | | | sea turtle species. They have black or blue bodies |
| up to 95 centimeters at 55 kilograms weight. The | | | | with pink or white patches. They grow up to 210 |
| loggerheads carry three intra-marginal scute pairs. | | | | centimeters long and weigh as heavy as 900 |
| They have fore-flippers in, a pair of claws, sturdy | | | | kilograms. These species have leathery and smooth |
| jaws and a bigger head. They are carnivorous turtles | | | | skin. Similar to loggerheads, they are also carnivorous |
| and the males have longer and thicker tails with | | | | turtles. Leatherbacks have claws and serrated jaws. |
| thinner shells. | | | | The can tolerate different temperatures in the ocean. |
| Another pet turtle species is known as the green | | | | Olive ridley turtles are another pet turtle species |
| marine turtle. This species is called as such due to the | | | | which have gray-brown hatchlings. The olive green |
| green-colored fat in their bodies. These creatures are | | | | color is obtained when they grow older. If the |
| generally omnivorous. Green turtles can develop up to | | | | leatherbacks are the biggest, the olive ridleys are the |
| 120 centimeters. They can also weigh up to 150 | | | | tiniest of sea turtles, growing to merely grow at 70 |
| kilograms in weight. Green sea turtles have black | | | | centimeters with a 50 kilogram weight. Also, they |
| colored hatchlings. When they turn older, they usually | | | | have up to 9 lateral scutes and nearly round shells. |
| become brown. Their foreheads have a pair of scales. | | | | |