sea turtles

One of the World’s Rarest Turtles Washes Up in Texas, Covered in Living Organisms and in Desperate Need of Help

2026-03-13 12:20:00 UTC

"We are hopeful for her recuperation and eventual release back into the Gulf," officials said

Strange sea turtle found on Texas beach turns out to be world's rarest

2026-03-13 12:20:00 UTC

Researchers rush to save endangered sea turtle found on Texas beach

2026-03-13 12:20:00 UTC

This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.

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Chelonii - Oppel, 1811
Chlonopteria - Rafinesque, 1814
Cheloniae - Schmid, 1819
Edigitata - Haworth, 1825
Oiacopodae - Wagler, 1828
Pterodactyli - Mayer, 1849

Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley. Five of the seven species are listed as threatened with extinction globally on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The remaining two are not considered to be threatened with extinction, one of which, the flatback turtle, is found only in the waters of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia.