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Conservation Status
Distribution and Habitat
- Coral reefs, bays and estuaries
- Tropical and warm temperate waters off the coast of Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia and New South Wales.
Breeding
- Mating starts late October
- Peak - November to early December
Nesting
- Nest late October to early March
- Peak late December
- Southern Great Barrier Reef and adjacent mainland costal areas, including Bundaberg, Wreck Island, Erskine Island, Tryon Island, Wreck Rock beach and Pryce Cay.
- Western Australia - Muiron Islands and Shark Bay.
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Hatchlings
- Emerge late December to April
- Peak - February to early March
Characteristics
- 5 pairs (rarely 6) of large scales on each side (costal scales)
- Carapace longer than wide
- Colour red-brown to brown
- Adult carapace approx. 1.0m
Diet
- Carnivorous, feeding mostly on shellfish, crabs, sea urchins and jellyfish.
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