Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  └Reptilia (Superclass)
   └Testudines (Order)
    └Chelonioidea (Superfamily)
     └Cheloniidae (Family)
      └Caretta (Genus)
       └C. caretta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 137205🔗
iNaturalist ID: 39665🔗

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