Caretta caretta
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Species Caretta caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle)
The Loggerhead turtle is a common turtle in temperate and subtropical waters. Characteristic square head and strong jaw.
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Subspecies
| Taxon | Vernacular name (ENG) | |
|---|---|---|
| Caretta caretta gigas | Pacific loggerhead turtle |
Species profile
- Is marine
Vernacular names for species Caretta caretta
| Language | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | breshka e detit | Worms |
| Bulgarian | kаretа, Карета | Worms, Worms |
| Danish | uægte karette | Worms |
| Dutch; Flemish | onechte karetschildpad, dikkopschildpad | Worms, Worms |
| English | loggerhead sea turtle, logerhead sea turtle, loggerhead turtle, loggerhead | Worms, Worms, Worms, Worms |
| French | caouanne, tortue Caouanne | Worms, Worms |
| German | unechte Karettschildkröte | Worms |
| Greek | Καρέττα | Worms |
| Hebrew | צב-ים חום | Worms |
| Italian | tartaruga caretta, tartaruga comune, tartaruga marina | Worms, Worms, Worms |
| Japanese | アカウミガメ | Worms |
| Lithuanian | kareta | Worms |
| Norwegian | glattkarett | Worms |
| Norwegian Bokmål | glattkarett | Worms |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | glattkarett | Worms |
| Polish | karetta | Worms |
| Slovenian | glavata kareta | Worms |
| Spanish | tortuga boba | Worms |
| Turkish | deniz kaplumbağası, iribaşlı deniz kaplumbağası, deniz kaplumbagasi, iribasli deniz kamlumbagasi | Worms, Worms, Worms, Worms |
| Ukrainian | Довгоголова морська черепаха, морська черепаха логгерхед | Worms, Worms |
| Welsh | crwban môr pendew | Worms |
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