Biggest Sea Turtles Ranked By Size

Sea turtles are one of the ancient species of reptiles which have been thriving on the planet since the time of dinosaurs, The fossils record of Sea turtles depicted that they have been living here for almost 220 million years. There are several species of sea turtles that can grow to a remarkable size which makes them the largest species of the turtle family. In this article, we are going to explore the detailed description of the world’s largest sea turtles.

Biggest Sea Turtles Ranked By Size

Sea turtles are of different sizes, some are small in size, that you might enjoy in your dinner whereas some can reach a remarkable size. They are ranked based on their size and are listed here:

Specimen	Location	Features	Length	Weight
Leatherback Sea Turtle	Norway, Alaska, New Zealand, Africa	Dark greyish or black colored with white spots.	10 feet or 3 meters	916 kg or 2,019 pounds
Loggerhead Sea Turtle	Coast of North America, Africa, and Europe, Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,	Yellow to orange or reddish brown with large eyes and beak-like mouth	213 cm or 84 inches	545 kg or 1,202 pounds
Green Sea Turtle	Indo Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Coast of Africa and Argentina, Caribbean Sea	Streamlined body, short neck and paddle like flippers, body have black and white edges	153 cm or 60 inches	500 kg or 1,100 pounds
Galapagos Tortoise	Galapagos Island, along the western coast of Ecuador	Matt brown armor, long head, neck, and limbs	187 cm or 6.14 feet	400 kg or 880 pounds
Aldabra Giant Tortoise	Changuu Island, Indian Ocean, Zanzibar	Dark greyish with a high dome, stocky legs covered with scales, massive body	150 cm or 4.90 feet	360 kg or 794 pounds
Alligator Snapping Turtle	South East coast of USA, Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Florida and Eastern Texas	Large head, greyish, black or olive-green coloration, strongest biting force	81 cm or 2.66 feet	183 kg or 403 pounds
Hawksbill Turtle	Indian, Atlantic and Pacific waters	Narrow elongated head, tapering and v-shaped body, yellow or black coloration	95 cm	86 kg
Olive Ridley Turtle	South Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	Olive green colored heart shaped carapace, two pair of flippers and claws	80 cm	50 kg
Fringed Turtle	Brazil, South America, Peru	Large, triangular head, long and thin neck, pyramid shaped carapace.	40 cm	15 kg
Cayman Turtle	Canada, Eastern regions of United States	Greenish yellow coloration, powerful claws, flattened carapace	35 cm	30 kg

Conclusion

Sea turtles are known to be one of the most ancient species of the open waters, which somewhat shares a history with the dinosaurs. Well, the species of sea turtles vary in length as well as size. Depending upon their size, the largest sea turtle is the Leatherback Sea turtle ever recorded, and descending, the smallest is the Cayman turtle. Commonly, all sea turtles are herbivores and feed on seagrasses as their primary source of food.