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Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caretta caretta caretta
Recognized by Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1939
Subspecies recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Caretta caretta
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Listed Species in Texas, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Canada Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Fiji Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Morocco Species List, New Zealand Species List, Palestine Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Portugal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Singapore Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Turkey Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia SL, NCBI, Gulf of Oman Species List, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Adriatic Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Caretta caretta
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, One Species at a Time Podcasts, Arkive, Undersea Productions, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, COSEWIC, USFWS, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records UK, Aruba Species List, and Mozambique Species List
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by INBio and OBIS environmental data records
Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NBII images, Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, ReptileDB, One Species at a Time Podcasts, EOL staff, and Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Caouana elongata
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Caretta caretta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Caretta caretta
Recognized by NMNH type specimens, PlanetScott, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, and Flickr Group
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, FAO species catalogs, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caretta caretta gigas
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Caretta gigas
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Testudo caretta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Thalassochelys caretta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Thalassochelys caretta Faura & Sanz 1915
Species recognized by GBIF data coverage
Thalassochelys corticata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Thalassochelys corticata Girard 1858
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Alternative Names

Caouana elongata Gray 1844
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caretta atra Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caretta caretta caretta Mertens & Müller 1928
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1939
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caretta nasuta Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia caouana Duméril & Bibron 1835
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia caretta Dyce 1861
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia dubia Bleeker 1889
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia pelasgorum Bory 1833
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonia polyaspis Bleeker 1889
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo caouana Lacépède 1788
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo caretta Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo cephalo Schneider 1783
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo corianna Gray 1831
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo marina Garsault 1764
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo nasicornis Lacépède 1788
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassiochelys tarapacona Philippi 1887
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassochelys caretta Boulenger 1886
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassochelys cauana Boettger 1880
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassochelys cephalo Barbour & Cole 1906
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassochelys controversa Philippi 1899
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Thalassochelys corticata Girard 1858
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Caouana elongata Gray 1844
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Caretta caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Caretta caretta caretta Mertens & Müller 1928
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Caretta atra Merrem 1820
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Caretta caretta gigas
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1939
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Caretta caretta
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Caretta caretta Stejneger 1904
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Caretta nasuta Rafinesque 1814
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Chelonia caouana Duméril & Bibron 1835
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Chelonia caretta
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chelonia caretta Dyce 1861
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Chelonia dubia Bleeker 1889
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl 1820
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Chelonia pelasgorum Bory 1833
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Chelonia polyaspis Bleeker 1889
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Testudo caouana Lacépède 1788
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Testudo caretta
Synonym according to ReptileDB and NCBI
Testudo caretta Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Testudo cephalo Schneider 1783
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Testudo corianna Gray 1831
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Testudo marina Garsault 1764
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Testudo nasicornis Lacépède 1788
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Thalassiochelys tarapacona Philippi 1887
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Thalassochelys caretta
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Thalassochelys caretta Boulenger 1886
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Thalassochelys cauana
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Thalassochelys cauana Boettger 1880
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Thalassochelys cephalo
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Thalassochelys cephalo Barbour & Cole 1906
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Thalassochelys controversa Philippi 1899
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Thalassochelys corticata Girard 1858
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Caouana cephalo
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Caouana elongata
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Caouana elongata
Synonym according to CITES
Caouana elongata Gray 1844
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Caouana elongata Gray 1844
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caouana elongata Gray 1844
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Caretta atra
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Caretta atra
Synonym according to CITES
Caretta atra Merrem 1820
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Caretta atra Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caretta atra Merrem 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Caretta caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Caretta caretta caretta Mertens & Müller 1928
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1939
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caretta gigas
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Caretta gigas
Synonym according to CITES
Caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Caretta nasuta
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Caretta nasuta
Synonym according to CITES
Caretta nasuta Rafinesque 1814
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Caretta nasuta Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Caretta nasuta Rafinesque 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Chelonia Caouana
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chelonia caouana Duméril & Bibron 1835
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonia caretta Dyce 1861
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonia dubia Bleeker 1889
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonia dubia Bleeker 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Chelonia pelasgica
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Chelonia pelasgorum
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Chelonia pelasgorum
Synonym according to CITES
Chelonia pelasgorum Bory 1833
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonia pelasgorum Bory 1833
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Chelonia pelasgorum Bory de Saint-Vincent 1833
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Chelonia polyaspis Bleeker 1889
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonia polyaspis Bleeker 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo caouana
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo caouana
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo caouana Bonnaterre 1789
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo caouana Lacépède 1788
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo caouana Lacépède 1788
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo caouana Lacépède 1788
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo caretta
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo caretta
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo caretta Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo caretta Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo caretta Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo cephalo
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo cephalo
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo cephalo Schneider 1783
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo cephalo Schneider 1783
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo cephalo Schneider 1783
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo corianna
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo corianna Gray 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo corianna Gray 1831
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo lauanna
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo lauanna Meyer 1790
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo marina
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo marina Garsault 1764
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo marina Garsault 1764
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo marina Garsault 1764
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo nasicornis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Testudo nasicornis
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo nasicornis Lacépède 1788
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Testudo nasicornis Lacépède 1788
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo nasicornis Lacépède 1788
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassiochelys tarapacona Philippi 1887
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Thalassiochelys tarapacona Philippi 1887
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassochelys
Synonym according to ReptileDB and Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassochelys (Halichelys) atra
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Thalassochelys caretta
Synonym according to CITES
Thalassochelys caretta Boulenger 1886
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Thalassochelys cauana Boettger 1880
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Thalassochelys cephalo Barbour & Cole 1906
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Thalassochelys controversa Philippi 1899
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Thalassochelys controversa Philippi 1899
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thalassochelys corticata
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Thalassochelys corticata
Synonym according to CITES
Thalassochelys corticata Girard 1858
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Thalassochelys corticata Girard 1858
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Thalassochelys corticata Girard 1858
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Loggerhead Turtle preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk and Wikidata Common Names
Loggerhead
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB, Animal Diversity Web, and CITES
Loggerhead turtle
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, Undersea Productions, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
Loggerhead sea turtle
prefer
Recognized by USFWS, AnAge, and Flickr BHL
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
prefer
Recognized by PlanetScott
loggerhead sea turtle
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database, Flickr BHL, and World Register of Marine Species
Testudo marina caouanna
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
loggerhead turtle
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
logerhead sea turtle
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
loggerhead
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Karetseeskilpad preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Breshka e ujit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
breshka e detit
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

ترسة
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
سلحفاة بحرية ضخمة الرأس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Remani
prefer
Recognized by FAO species catalogs

Asturian

tartuga careta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Egiazko kareta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

логергэд preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

মুগুরমাথা সাগর কাছিম preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Baot skantek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

карета preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kаretа
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Карета
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Catalan; Valencian

tortuga careta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

紅海龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
蠵龜
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
赤蠵龜
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Corsican

Cuppulata di mari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Glavata želva preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kareta obecná preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Uægte karette preferred
Recognized by CITES
uægte karette
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Onechte Karetschildpad
prefer
Recognized by CITES
dikkopschildpad, onechte karetschildpad preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
dikkopschildpad
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
onechte karetschildpad
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Esperanto

Kareto preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

valekarettikilpikonna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Caouanne
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Cayunne
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Coffre
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tortue caouanne preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Tortue caret
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tortue à bahut
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Caouane
prefer
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
caouanne preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tortue Caouanne
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Tartaruga mariña común preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

თავკომბალა კუ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Unechte Karettschildkröte preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Καρέττα preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hebrew

צב ים חום preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
צב-ים חום
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hungarian

álcserepesteknős preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Penyu tempayan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Tartaruga caretta
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tartaruga comune
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Caretta caretta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
tartaruga caretta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tartaruga comune
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tartaruga marina
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

アカウミガメ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Логгерхед preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

붉은바다거북 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Logerhedas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kareta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Macedonian

главеста желка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Penyu tempayan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Táłtłʼááh chʼééh digháhii bitsiitsʼiin ntsaaígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

glattkarett preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Persian

لاک‌پشت سرخ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Karetta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
karetta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Portuguese

Tartaruga-careta
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tartaruga-comum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Логгерхед preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sardinian

Tostoine de abba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

kareta obyčajná preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Tortuga marina, caguama

Inglés: Loggerhead
prefer
Recognized by INBio
Cayuma
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tortuga boba
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Caguama preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and FAO species catalogs
Glavata kareta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Tortuga Boba
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Tortuga Cabezona
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Tortuga Careta
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Tortuga Comun
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
glavata kareta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tortuga boba
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

falsk karettsköldpadda
prefer
Recognized by CITES
oäkta karettsköldpadda
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Oäkta karettsköldpadda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

பெருந்தலைக் கடலாமை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

เต่าหัวค้อน preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Caretta caretta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
deniz kaplumbagasi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
deniz kaplumbağası
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
iribasli deniz kamlumbagasi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
iribaşlı deniz kaplumbağası
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Довгоголова морська черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
морська черепаха логгерхед
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Unspecified

Penyu jun preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Rùa quản đồng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Môr-grwban pendew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
crwban môr pendew
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Wu

赤蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

سلحفاه بحريه ضخمة الراس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Kesa deryay preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

کاریٹا کاریٹا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

蠵龟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蠵龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

蠵龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

赤蠵龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Testudines
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caretta eocaenica Lydekker 1889
Caretta libyca Andrews 1901
Caretta patriciae Zug 2001
Caretta phosphatica Stefano 1903
Caretta testei (Bergounioux 1956)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cheloniidae
Caretta Rafinesque 1814
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caretta eocaenica Lydekker 1889
Caretta libyca Andrews 1901
Caretta patriciae Zug 2001
Caretta phosphatica Stefano 1903
Caretta testei (Bergounioux 1956)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Testudines Batsch 1788
Cryptodira Cope 1868
Chelonioidea Oppel 1811
Cheloniidae Oppel 1811
Carettinae Gray 1825
Caretta Rafinesque 1814
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cheloniidae
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caretta caretta Mediterranean subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta North East Atlantic subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta North East Indian Ocean subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta North Pacific subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta North West Atlantic subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta North West Indian Ocean subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta South East Indian Ocean subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta South Pacific subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta South West Atlantic subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Caretta caretta South West Indian Ocean subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758)
Chelonia mydas Hawaiian subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Chelonia mydas North Indian Ocean subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Chelonia mydas South Atlantic subpopulation (Linnaeus 1758)
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus 1766)
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman 1880)
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz 1829)
Natator depressus (Garman 1880)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Testudines
Cryptodira
Durocryptodira
Americhelydia
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta gigas (this page)
Caretta bissa
Caretta caretta
Caretta patriciae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Testudo
Testudo caretta (this page)
Agrionemys
Testudo
Testudo amboinensis
Testudo becki
Testudo boettgeri
Testudo chathamensis
Testudo concinna
Testudo coriacea
Testudo darwini
Testudo denticulata
Testudo ferox
Testudo fimbriata
Testudo galeata
Testudo gigantea
Testudo graeca
Testudo hercegovinensis
Testudo hermanni
Testudo hoodensis
Testudo ibera
Testudo imbricata
Testudo kleinmanni
Testudo longicollis
Testudo marginata
Testudo matamata
Testudo mydas
Testudo nabeulensis
Testudo nigra
Testudo orbicularis
Testudo pardalis
Testudo phantasticus
Testudo picta
Testudo punctata
Testudo punctularia
Testudo radiata
Testudo reticularia
Testudo scorpioides
Testudo scripta
Testudo serpentina
Testudo sulcata
Testudo terrapin
Testudo weissingeri
Testudo werneri

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Thalassochelys
Thalassochelys caretta (this page)
Thalassochelys corticata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Thalassochelys
Thalassochelys corticata (this page)
Thalassochelys caretta

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta (this page)
Caretta caretta gigas
Caretta bissa
Caretta gigas
Caretta patriciae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta gigas (this page)

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Testudines
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Caretta caretta gigas (Deraniyagala 1939)
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