Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassTestudines
FamilyCheloniidae (Typical Sea Turtles)
GenusCaretta (Loggerhead sea turtles)
SpeciesCaretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)

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overall probability at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

1 Verified records at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), loggerhead turtle or loggerhead, is a species of sea turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) in carapace length when fully grown. The adult loggerhead sea turtle weighs approximately 135 kg (298 lb), with the largest specimens weighing about 200 kg (440 lb). The skin ranges from yellow to brown in color, and the shell is typically reddish brown. No external differences in sex are seen until the turtle becomes an adult, the most obvious difference being the adult males have thicker tails and shorter plastrons (lower shells) than the females. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Eretmochelys imbricata

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Loggerhead Sea Turtle at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
11	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
14	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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