Wildlife Spotting

Chelonia Mydas are the predominant turtle nesting in Junquillal. That it isn't to say this is one. This a beach about a mile from my house. Please consider adding this to the Mission Paso Pacifico survey. Spottings like this will aid in science and funding in this area of the tropical dry forest. https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/504...

@bayucca: I will post it right now ...

@Anna Marie: Post your spotting and we discuss it tommorrow ;-)...

Aha, now everything is clear ;-)...!

@Anne Marie: According to the updated location and checking the anatomic specifities in both species, I think you are right with Olivacea. this one has more pleural plates, which are in addition more rectangular, than Mydas. Olivacea is the most common one on the Pacific slope, whereas Mydas is common in Tortuguero. I did not focus on location first (was anyway not available).

There are three turtles that nest at Junquillal - Leatherback, Green and Olive Ridley. This is clearly not a leatherback baby. How do you distinguish the Green Sea Turtle from the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (as babies)? I have a photo of one too and have been trying to figure out which it is before posting it ...

Thanks, please, write these infos in the info/description section under your spotting (you have to click" edit this spotting" at the right side of the picture) and move your location to Juniquillal in Guanacaste.

Please, add some info where exactly you found this one! Most probably not in San José ;-)...

Such a tiny little guy =)

Lovely!