Where does the loggerhead sea turtle live?
Caretta caretta has 221,875 records in 166 countries and territories, from 1599 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 221,875 records
- 166 places
- 135 years recorded
- Testudines class
AnimaliaChordataTestudinesCheloniidaeCaretta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 34,290 | |
| France | 25,089 | |
| Spain | 16,102 | |
| Portugal | 13,194 | |
| Australia | 9,620 | |
| Réunion | 8,953 | |
| Japan | 7,485 | |
| Italy | 6,472 | |
| Colombia | 5,014 | |
| Greece | 4,241 | |
| Algeria | 4,176 | |
| Tunisia | 3,308 | |
| Libya | 2,017 | |
| South Africa | 1,954 | |
| Oman | 1,932 | |
| Mexico | 1,762 | |
| China | 1,695 | |
| Madagascar | 1,559 | |
| Seychelles | 1,548 | |
| Israel | 1,343 | |
| Mozambique | 1,200 | |
| French Southern Territories | 1,195 | |
| Russia | 1,006 | |
| Somalia | 999 | |
| Mauritius | 901 | |
| Yemen | 835 | |
| South Korea | 827 | |
| Malta | 811 | |
| Taiwan | 809 | |
| Morocco | 536 | |
| Türkiye | 490 | |
| Brazil | 404 | |
| Cabo Verde | 379 | |
| Uruguay | 335 | |
| Chile | 311 | |
| Croatia | 268 | |
| United Kingdom | 251 | |
| Honduras | 233 | |
| Western Sahara | 211 | |
| Ireland | 178 |
Showing the top 40 of 166 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Cheloniidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.