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Caretta caretta in life
In life — Loggerhead Sea Turtle, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Roberto Pillon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto Pillon
BPBM 9908Vertebrate Zoology

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

As recorded: Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae

Collected by
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Collector number
Collector Number: CHK 34
Record type
Preserved specimen
15 Bishop specimens of Caretta carettaSpecies page ›

Caretta caretta observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 49,231 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

Caretta caretta observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Sud, NC

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caretta caretta observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Florida, US

(c) frivolous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caretta caretta observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Rio Grande do Sul, BR

(c) PampaSorro, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Caretta caretta observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Nusa Tenggara Barat, ID

(c) serenamanuel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caretta caretta observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Sud, NC

(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caretta caretta observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Paula Dreeszen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Caretta caretta. BPBM 9908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090225304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/9908.

Record sources