SANBI IDentifyIt - Species
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Photographer: Photographer: Strobilomyces, Wikimedia Commons SANBI IDentifyIt - Species SANBI IDentifyIt - Species Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta Family Family CHELONIIDAE NEMBA Status NEMBA Status Critically endangered CITES Listing CITES Listing Appendix I Geographic location / distribution Geographic location / distribution All oceans, usually temperate waters, sometimes subtropical and tropical. Physical characteristics Physical characteristics Length: Adult 70 – 100cm (max: 107cm) Weight: 80-159kg Other related species Other related species General - Sea Turtles Sea Turtles Chelonia mydas - Green Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea - Leatherback Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea - Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
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SANBI IDentifyIt - SpeciesSANBI IDentifyIt - SpeciesLoggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta carettaLoggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta
FamilyFamily
CHELONIIDAE
NEMBA StatusNEMBA Status
Critically endangered
CITES ListingCITES Listing
Appendix I
Geographic location / distributionGeographic location / distribution
All oceans, usually temperate waters, sometimes subtropical and tropical.
Physical characteristicsPhysical characteristics
Length: Adult 70 – 100cm (max: 107cm)
Weight: 80-159kg
Other related speciesOther related species
General - Sea TurtlesSea TurtlesChelonia mydas - Green Sea TurtleDermochelys coriacea - Leatherback Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill Sea TurtleLepidochelys olivacea - Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
P hotographer:P hotographer: Damien du Toit
P hotographer:P hotographer: Ukanda, Wikimedia Commons
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Hatchling. P hotographer:P hotographer: John Wombey, CSIRO
Hatchling. P hotographer:P hotographer: Steve Hillebrand, USFWS
Loggerhead Sea Turtle eggs. P hotographer:P hotographer: Sarah Dawsey, USFWS
P hotographer:P hotographer: Rick Hardy, Taxidermy
Loggerhead Sea Turtle.
Sea Turtle Anatomy. Copy right/Websi te:Copy right/Websi te: TRAFFIC
Sea Turtle Anatomy. Copy right/Websi te:Copy right/Websi te: TRAFFIC
Sea Turtle Species
Comparison Guide.
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illustrations by Tom McFarland - http://www.seaturtlefoundation.org/biology/sea-turtle-identification/
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Sea Turtle
Species
Comparison
Guide.
P hotographer:P hotographer: Sea Turtle Foundation with figures from the IUCN Sea Turtle
Specialist Group and illustrations by Tom McFarland -
http://www.seaturtlefoundation.org/biology/sea-turtle-
identification/
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turtle-identification/
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