Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Turtle
Category: Sea Turtles
Scientific Name: Caretta caretta
Size: 1 to 3.5 ft. (30 to 100 cm)  
Depth: 0-200 ft. (0-60 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass) Tetrapod
  └Reptilia (Superclass) Reptiles
   └Testudines (Order) Turtles
    └Chelonioidea (Superfamily) Sea Turtles
     └Cheloniidae (Family)
      └Caretta (Genus)
       └C. caretta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 137205🔗
iNaturalist ID: 39665🔗

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