Caretta caretta

Cheloniidae
Loggerhead Turtle
  • Caretta caretta, Belize, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Caretta caretta, Belize, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Caretta caretta, QLD, Australia, Photo: Anne Hodges
    Caretta caretta, QLD, Australia, Photo: Anne Hodges
  • Caretta caretta, Solitary Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Caretta caretta, Solitary Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Caretta caretta, Solitary Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Caretta caretta, Solitary Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Mediterranean, Temperate Australasia, Temperate northern Atlantic, Temperate northern Pacific, Temperate South America, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean, Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dark upper shell, pale belly, large high head, deep body, five large plates along side of back, three scales behind eye. Adults live for about 50 years.
Information
  • Max Size: 2100 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.3-29.4°C
  • Depth: 0-61m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Open ocean, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Rarity
  • Threats: By-catch, Climate change/warming, Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Endangered
  • Occurrence: Rare (1% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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