Back Karetseeskilpad Afrikaans Caretta caretta AN سلحفاة بحرية ضخمة الرأس Arabic سلحفاه بحريه ضخمة الراس ARZ Caretta caretta AST Sini çanaqlı tısbağa Azerbaijani Penyu jun BAN Bulawon BCL Карета (костенурка) Bulgarian মুগুরমাথা সাগর কাছিম Bengali/Bangla
| Loggerhead sea turtle | |
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| Genus: | Caretta
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| Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758
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The loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead, (Caretta caretta), is a type of turtle that lives in the sea. It is from the family Cheloniidae.
Loggerheads live in the seas around the world. Most of the beaches where loggerheads lay eggs are found on the coasts of the United States in North America (mostly in Florida), Oman in Asia, and Australia in the Pacific Ocean. Some loggerheads also live near other countries like Chile, Greece, and Indonesia.