By Annemarie Kramer
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Turtles (Testudines)
Suborder: Cryptodira
Families: Sea turtles (Cheloniidae) / Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelydae)
Genera of sea turtles: Chelonia (mydas, agassizi), Erethmochelys (imbricata), Caretta (caretta), Natator (depressus), Lepidochelys (kempii, olivacea)
Genera of Leatherback Turtles: Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelydae)