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List of reptiles of the Atlantic Ocean

Last updated February 19, 2026

The reptiles that inhabit the Atlantic Ocean include six species of sea turtles.^[1] In addition, two species of crocodiles regularly venture into saltwater thanks to lingual glands that allow them to excrete salt.^[2]^[3]

Order: Testudines

Family: Dermochelyidae

Leatherback sea turtle. LeatherbackTurtle.jpg — Leatherback sea turtle.

Genus: Dermochelys
- Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriaceaVU

Family: Cheloniidae

Genus: Caretta
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta carettaVU

Genus: Chelonia
- Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydasLC

Genus: Eretmochelys
- Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricataCR

Genus: Lepidochelys
- Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempiiCR
- Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivaceaVU

Order: Crocodilia

Family: Crocodylidae

Genus: Crocodylus
- American crocodile, Crocodylus acutusVU
- Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticusLC

References

↑ Huang, Hsiang-Wen (12 August 2015). "Conservation Hotspots for the Turtles on the High Seas of the Atlantic Ocean". PLOS ONE. 10 (8) e0133614. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1033614H. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133614 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4534298 . PMID 26267796.
↑ Platt, Steven G.; Thorbjarnarson, John B.; Rainwater, Thomas R.; Martin, David R. (March 2013). "Diet of the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Marine Environments of Coastal Belize" . Journal of Herpetology. 47 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1670/12-077. ISSN 0022-1511.
↑ Leslie, Alison J; Spotila, James R (1 July 2000). "Osmoregulation of the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, in Lake St. Lucia, Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa" . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 126 (3): 351–365. doi:10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00215-4. ISSN 1095-6433. PMID 10964030.
↑ Taplin, Laurence; Grigg, Gordon C.; Beard, Lyn A (January 1985). "Salt gland function in fresh water crocodiles: Evidence for a marine phase in Eusuchian evolution?". The Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles.

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[1] Huang, Hsiang-Wen (12 August 2015). "Conservation Hotspots for the Turtles on the High Seas of the Atlantic Ocean". PLOS ONE. 10 (8) e0133614. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1033614H. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133614 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4534298 . PMID 26267796.

[2] Platt, Steven G.; Thorbjarnarson, John B.; Rainwater, Thomas R.; Martin, David R. (March 2013). "Diet of the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Marine Environments of Coastal Belize" . Journal of Herpetology. 47 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1670/12-077. ISSN 0022-1511.

[3] Leslie, Alison J; Spotila, James R (1 July 2000). "Osmoregulation of the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, in Lake St. Lucia, Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa" . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 126 (3): 351–365. doi:10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00215-4. ISSN 1095-6433. PMID 10964030.

[4] Taplin, Laurence; Grigg, Gordon C.; Beard, Lyn A (January 1985). "Salt gland function in fresh water crocodiles: Evidence for a marine phase in Eusuchian evolution?". The Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles.

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