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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) <!--붉은바다거북-->
| Subject: | Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
| | Poster: | Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)
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| Resolution: 1772x1196
File Size: 232717 Bytes
Date: 2004:12:02 15:47:39
Upload Date: 2004:12:02 15:41:32
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle under a ledge
Image ID: sanc0503, Sanctuary Collection
Location: Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/
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The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. Caretta caretta is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The skin ranges from yellow to brown in color, and the shell is typically reddish brown. Caretta caretta is found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea.
Order: Testudines > Suborder: Cryptodira > Superfamily: Chelonioidea > Family: Cheloniidae > Subfamily: Carettinae > Genus: Caretta >
Species: Caretta caretta |
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