EMYSystem Genus Page: Caretta
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Cheloniidae (Marine Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily no_subfamily ()
GenusGenus Caretta (Loggerhead Turtles)
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range of genus Caretta
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Original Description Rafinesque 1814 : 66
Common name Loggerhead Turtles
Distribution As for the single species
Comments Reviewed by Dodd (1990a).
 
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