Natator depressus
Flatback Sea Turtle
As recorded: Natator depressus (Garman, 1880)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- R Beames
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Darwin, Casuarina Beach
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Natator depressus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 138 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Australia
(c) Dr Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
West Arnhem, AU-NT, AU
(c) Josh Magro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
Northern Territory, AU
(c) Kjell Hensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-18
Northern Territory, AU
(c) Kjell Hensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-16
Brinkin, AU
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
(c) scottjmorrissey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Natator depressus. BPBM 8391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93806165. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/8391.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93806165 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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