Loggerhead Turtle
Details
Name:
Loggerhead Turtle
Loggerhead Turtle
Scientific Name:
Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta
Reference Number:
SEY-243
SEY-243
Description
Order Testudines; Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles); Scientific name: Caretta caretta; Common name: Loggerhead Turtle – Female digging nest before egg laying –Distribution in Australia: from Shark Bay in Western Australia north, along the tropics then south to about Port Macquarie in the New South Wales; occasionally straying further south; Overseas distribution: species with a pan-tropical distribution throughout the world – Conservation status in Australia as well as the international status: ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | SEY-243 |
Scientific Name: | Caretta caretta |