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Scientific Name
Caretta caretta
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Loggerhead turtle
Park Synonyms
Caretta caretta caretta
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Chelonioidea |
| Family | Cheloniidae |
| Subfamily | Carettinae |
| Genus | Caretta |
| Species | Caretta caretta |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook and Pinnock, 1989: While any of five sea turtle species may enter Jamaica Bay, this is the species most likely to be seen occasionally/McArthur-Heuser, 2004: Occurs at Sandy Hook; Pelagic marine species, occurs in oceans and bays/Cook, 2005: A few sea turtle strandings occur each year at GATE./; Data Source: Cook, 2005
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S1N; State Protected Status=T; State Tracked; Global Rank=G3./ Federaly listed as Threatened throughout its entire range./March, 2005: Listed as Endangered in New Jersey (NJDEP Div. Of Fish and Wildlife)./
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Linda Fabre
Created Date
3/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
7/24/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Caretta caretta caretta (TSN 173831 ) for information regarding this species presence at GATE./ Federaly listed as Threatened throughout its entire range./March, 2005: Listed as Endangered in New Jersey (NJDEP Div. Of Fish and Wildlife) and Threatened in New York (NYDEC)./, Park Species Data Source: Cook, 2005; McArthur-Heuser, 2004; Cook and Pinnock, 1989
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