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Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Caguama, Tortuga boba, Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Reptilia

Order
Testudines

Family
Chelonidae

Genus
Caretta

Species
caretta

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Testudo caretta Linnaeus, 1758

Origin: Native

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: This species has not been registered in the islands, but hypothetically could pass through the Archipelago, because its wide distribution.

References

  • Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
  • Pritchard, P.C.H. (1996) The Galapagos tortoises: Nomenclatural and survival status. Chelonian research monographs No. 1. Chelonian Research Foundation.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Caretta caretta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5259. Accessed 1 November 2026.