Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
 └Reptilia (Class)
  └Testudines (Order)
   └Chelonioidea (Superfamily)
    └Cheloniidae (Family)
     └Caretta (Genus)
      └C. caretta (Species)

Marine Reptiles & Mammals
Sea Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Green Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle



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