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Caretta caretta
Linnaeus, 1758
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Division Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Chelonidae
Genus Caretta
Caretta caretta
English Common Name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Spanish Common Name: Tortuga
Name Status: Accepted name; taxon occurs in Galapagos.
Origin
- In
Introduced - Na
Native
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En
Endemic -
Hy
HypotheticalLikely visitor, but yet to be found.
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Id
Indigenous -
Mi
Migrant -
EnQ
Questionable Endemic -
Re
Resident -
Va
Vagrant
IUCN Status
Endangered - Considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
The IUCN Red List assessments presented here may deviate from the global IUCN listings for the following reasons:
- for well-known species groups, such as vascular plants or vertebrates, updates proposed to the IUCN are shown, rather than the outdated, but currently-used status;
- for poorly-known species groups, such as lichenized fungi, a general assessment is not currently possible, therefore the list presented here is the regional IUCN Red List for the Galapagos Archipelago.
Distribution
Distribution Comments: Cosmopolitan