Question 5a Head Small and blunt and about 20% of its SCL. Body Depressed in adults. Width 80% of length. Flippers Single visible claw. Colour Upper varies from pale to very dark green and plain to very brilliant yellow, brown and green tones with radiating stripes. Colour Lower - Atlantic forms are white, dirty white or yellowish. Pacific forms are dark grey-bluish-green. Dimensions 230 kg and 125cms(SCL). Hatchlings Dark-brown or nearly black. White underneath with white flipper margins.

Question 5b Head Small and blunt and about 21.5% of SCL Body Strongly elevated or vaulted. Less round in frontal view than Green (Chelonia). Body Carapace is 76 - 83% of its SCL (Straight-line length) Flippers Single visible claw at the outer border. Colour Dark - carapace grey to black. Can have yellow radiating stripes. Dimensions SCL variable but mean for females 80.9cms Dimensions Wt. variable. Mean of 35kg, max.limit 126kg. Females normally larger. Hatchlings Dark-brown or black with narrow white border. Ventrally white.

correct answer 5a (go to question 5)

correct answer 4b (go to black sea turtle)