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: C. caretta – †C. patriciae

Name

Caretta Rafinesque, 1814.

References

Rafinesque, C. S. 1814. Prodrono di erpetologia Siciliana. Specchio Sci. Giom. Encicloped. Sicilia, Palenno, 2(9): 65–67

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Unechte Karettschildkröte
English: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
español: Tortuga cabezona
suomi: Valekarettikilpikonna
français: Caouanne
日本語: アカウミガメ属
Nederlands: Onechte Karetschildpad
português: Tartaruga cabeçuda
svenska: Oäkta Karettsköoldpadda
ไทย: เต่าจะละเม็ด, เต่าหัวค้อน

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