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Loggerhead
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Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea
Classification: Nongame species; st
Scientific Name: Lepidochelys kempii
Photo by Estero Banderitas
Green Turtle
Scientific Name: Eretmochelys imbricata
Scientific Name: Sternotherus minor
Scientific Name: Kinosternon baurii
Photo by JD Willson
Eastern Mud Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelydra serpentina
Classification: Nongame species
Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta
