WoRMS taxon details
Caretta Rafinesque, 1814
Species Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Caretta bissa Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835)
Species Caretta gigas Deraniyagala, 1939 accepted as Caretta caretta gigas (Deraniyagala, 1939)
Species Caretta bissa Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Rüppell, 1835)
Species Caretta gigas Deraniyagala, 1939 accepted as Caretta caretta gigas (Deraniyagala, 1939)
marine
Rafinesque, C. S. (1814). Prodromo di erpetologica Sicilians. <em>Specchio delle Scienze o giornale encidopedicodi Sicilia.</em> 2(9): 65-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40818209
page(s): 66 [details]
page(s): 66 [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2021). The Reptile Database. Caretta Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137066 on 2021-03-01
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Rafinesque, C. S. (1814). Prodromo di erpetologica Sicilians. <em>Specchio delle Scienze o giornale encidopedicodi Sicilia.</em> 2(9): 65-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40818209
page(s): 66 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 66 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
