Caretta caretta
Distribution of Caretta caretta

Taxonavigation

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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

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

Synonymy

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  • 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

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Vernacular names

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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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