Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle)
Datasheet Types: Threatened species, Host animal
Abstract
This datasheet on Caretta caretta covers Identity, Distribution, Further Information.
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758
- Preferred Common Name
- loggerhead sea turtle
- Other Scientific Names
- Caouana elongata Gray, 1844
- Caretta atra Merrem, 1820
- Caretta caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758
- Caretta gigas Deraniyagala, 1933
- Caretta nasuta Rafinesque, 1814
- Chelonia pelasgorum Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833
- Testudo caouana Bonnaterre, 1789
- Testudo caouana Lacépède, 1788
- Testudo caretta Linnaeus, 1758
- Testudo cephalo Schneider, 1783
- Testudo lauanna Meyer, 1790
- Testudo marina Garsault, 1764
- Testudo nasicornis Lacépède, 1788
- Thalassochelys corticata Girard, 1858
- International Common Names
- Englishloggerhead
- Spanishtortuga-marina caguama
Taxonomic Tree
Pathogens Carried
Distribution Map
Distribution Table
Invasive Species Threats
List of Diseases and Disorders
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References
IUCN, 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.iucnredlist.org
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History
Published online: 21 November 2019
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