An Introduction to the Sea Turtles of the World (.pdf)
How to differentiate the species? Identification Key (.pdf) Courtesy of the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network - http://www.widecast.org)
Interactive map of nesting sites in IAC Contracting Parties (.zip) This aplication requires Flash Player
Sea Turtle Life Cycle (.pdf)

Species: Dermochelys coriacea (.pdf) 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)* Photo gallery Map of Dermochelys coriacea in the Eastern Pacific (.pdf)	Species: Caretta caretta (.pdf) 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)* Photo gallery
Species: Chelonia mydas (.pdf) Common name: 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)* Photo gallery	Species: Eretmochelys imbricata (.pdf) 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)* Photo gallery
Species: Lepidochelys kempii (.pdf) 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)* Photo gallery	Species: Lepidochelys olivacea (.pdf) Common name: olive ridley Biology: Lives in pelagic zones. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and mollusks. Reaches 35-50 kg. Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU A2db)* Photo gallery

* IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. (http://www.iucnredlist.org)