Caretta caretta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Chelonioidea

Familia: Cheloniidae
Subfamilia: Carettinae
Genus: Caretta
Species: Caretta caretta

Name

Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Type locality: unknown
- Holotype: unknown

Synonymy

Testudo caretta (Linnaeus 1758:197)
- Testudo marina (Garsault 1764)
- Testudo cephalo (Schneider 1783)
- Testudo nasicornis (Lacépède 1788)
- Testudo caouana (Lacépède 1788 (nom. subst. pro T. caretta L.))
- Caretta nasuta Rafinesque 1814
- Caretta atra Merrem 1820
- Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl 1820 (?)
- Testudo corianna (Gray 1831 (ex errore))
- Testudo caretta (Cuvier 1831:16)
- Chelonia pelasgorum (Bory 1833)
- Chelonia Caouana (Duméril & Bibron 1835:552)
- Caouana elongata (Gray 1844)
- Thalassochelys corticata (Girard 1858)
- Chelonia caretta (Dyce 1861:351)
- Cephalochelys oceanica (Gray 1873 (?))
- Thalassochelys cauana (Boettger 1880:210)
- Thalassochelys caretta (Boulenger 1886:425)
- Thalassiochelys tarapacona (Philippi 1887 (?))
- Thalassochelys caretta (Boulenger 1889)
- Chelonia dubia (Bleeker 1889 (nomen nudum))
- Chelonia polyaspis (Bleeker 1889 (nomen nudum))
- Thalassochelys controversa (Philippi 1899)
- Caretta caretta Stejneger 1904
- Thalassochelys cephalo (Barbour & Cole 1906:148)
- Caretta caretta caretta Mertens & Müller 1928
- Caretta caretta Stebbins 1985:105
- Caretta gigas Deraniyagala 1933 (?)
- Caretta caretta TTWG 2014:341

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 1758. Syst. Nat. ed. 10 1:197.

Additional references

Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Threatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8.
Hayashi, R., Okanishi, M. 2019. The widely occurring brittlestar Ophiactis savignyi (Amphilepidida: Ophiactidae) as an epibiont on loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Zootaxa. 4695(5): 497–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4695.5.7 Reference page.
Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009. New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542
King, C.M., Roberts, C.D., Bell, B.D., Fordyce, R.E., Nicoll, R.S., Worthy, T.H., Paulin, C.D., Hitchmough, R.A., Keyes, I.W., Baker, A.N., Stewart, A.L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R.M., Holdaway, R.N., McPhee, R.P., Schwarzhans, W.W., Tennyson A.J.D., Rust, S. & McCadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431–551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8 Reference page.
Rafinesque, C. S. 1814. Prodrono di erpetologia Siciliana. Specchio Sci. Giom. Encicloped. Sicilia, Palenno, 2(9): 65–67
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B. & van Dijk, P.P.). 2017. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 7: 1–292. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9. DOI: 10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. . Full article (PDF). Reference page.
van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376

Links

Caretta caretta – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Caretta caretta (Endangered)
Caretta caretta in the World Register of Marine Species
Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caretta caretta. The Reptile Database.

Vernacular names

български: Карета
català: Tortuga babaua o tortuga careta
corsu: Cuppulata di mari
čeština: Kareta obecná
Cymraeg: Crwban môr pendew
dansk: Uægte karette
Deutsch: Unechte Karettschildkröte
Ελληνικά: Καρέττα
English: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
español: Tortuga boba
suomi: Valekarettikilpikonna
français: Tortue caouanne
עברית: צב ים חום
magyar: Álcserepesteknős
italiano: Tartaruga marina
日本語: アカウミガメ
한국어: 붉은바다거북
lietuvių: Kareta
norsk bokmål: Glattkarett
Nederlands: Onechte karetschildpad
norsk nynorsk: Glattkarett
norsk: Glattkarett
polski: Karetta
português: Tartaruga-comum
русский: Логгерхед
slovenčina: Kareta obyčajná
slovenščina: Glavata kareta
shqip: Breshka e detit
svenska: Oäkta karettsköldpadda
தமிழ்: பெருந்தலை ஆமை
ไทย: เต่าหัวค้อน, เต่าจะละเม็ด
Türkçe: İribaşlı deniz kaplumbağası
українська: морська черепаха логгерхед
中文: 赤蠵龜

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