THE REPTILE BOOK 



TRUNK TURTLE, Sphargis coriacea 



Largest of the marine turtles. It attains a weight of 1,000 pounds. The shell is covered with a leathery integument 

 Occurs sparingly in all tropical and semi-tropical seas 



LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Thalassochelys caretta , 



LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Tlialassoclielys caretta ( v, ^ -,,.,., , > 



Sometimes confused with the Green Turtle, but distinguished by the proportionately much laYger hsa,d.; It^Gesh'is yf- cgnric' 

 less value than that of the other species. Found in all of the warmer ^t'a^ ' > ^ - 



