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Caretta caretta

Avó-de-Aruanã(+15)·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:240204950

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Characteristics

PREDADOR;VIDA_LIVRE_INDIVIDUAL

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GEOGRAPHY

Distribution Map

Occurrence Map

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(100)

AE
native
AG
native
AI
native
AL
native
AO
native
AR
native
AU
native
AW
native
BB
native
BD
native
BJ
native
BM
native
BN
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BR
native
BS
native
BZ
native
CA
native
CD
native
CG
native
CI
native
CL
native
CM
native
CN
native
CO
native
CR
native
CU
native
CV
native
CY
native
DJ
native
DM
native
DO
native
EC
native
EG
native
EH
native
ER
native
ES
native
FJ
native
FR
native
GA
native
GB
native
GD
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GF
native
GH
native
GM
native
GN
native
GP
native
GQ
native
GR
native
GT
native
GW
native
GY
native
HN
native
HR
native
HT
native
ID
native
IE
native
IL
native
IN
native
IQ
native
IR
native
IT
native
JM
native
JP
native
KE
native
KH
native
KM
native
KN
native
KP
native
KR
native
KW
native
KY
native
LB
native
LC
native
LK
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LR
native
LY
native
MA
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ME
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MG
native
MM
native
MQ
native
MR
native
MS
native
MT
native

DATA

Occurrence Datasets

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 4 languages and 1 country.

BRAvó-de-AruanãporBRCabeça-GrandeporBRCabeçudaporspaCaguamaspaBRCareba-Durapor+11 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 4 languages.

BRAvó-de-Aruanã
porBRBrasil
BRCabeça-Grande
porBRBrasil
BRCabeçuda
porBRBrasil
spaCaguama
spa
BRCareba-Dura
porBRBrasil
BRCareba-amarela
porBRBrasil
BRCarebadura
porBRBrasil
engLoggerhead Sea Turtle
eng
BRTartaruga-Amarela
porBRBrasil
BRTartaruga-Avó
porBRBrasil
BRTartaruga-Cabeçuda
porBRBrasil
BRTartaruga-Carei
porBRBrasil
BRTartaruga-Meio-Pente
porBRBrasil
BRTartauga-Mestiça
porBRBrasil
fraTortue Caouanne
fra
spaTortuga Cabezona
spa

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

AnimaliaChordataReptiliaTestudinesCryptodiraCheloniidaeCarettinaeCarettaCaretta caretta

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Source Information

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil

checklist

This is the first product of the effort of more than 500 zoologists, experts in many different groups of animals that inhabit the Brazilian territory. Since the start of the Project, in 2013, the team of the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna) has been working in an integrated manner to generate the first list of valid species found in the country. So far, we identified 124,438 taxonomically valid species.

Data on ecology, distribution are available in the system and taxonomic information will be soon be included in the catalogue (such as images and diagnoses). Visit the "tabs" in the catalogue site and learn a little more about the members of our team, coordinators, authors, and institutions involved.

The list is available for consultation by anyone. The system is dynamic and allows additions and corrections in real time, inclusion of newly discovered species, corrections associated with nomenclatural decisions, distribution expansion, among others.

Most species are arthropods (81.2% with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (8.84% with over 11,000 species). These taxa are followed by a cluster composed by Mollusca (3,570 species), Platyhelminthes (2,293 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,463 species). All remaining groups have less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (823 species), Porifera (626 species), Bryozoa (520 species), and Rotifera (607), representing those with more than 500 species.

A quick analysis shows that we are far from knowing our fauna in a comprehensive manner. Much work is still necessary for our taxonomists, many inputs will still be entered into the system. We hope that the CTFB, therefore, represents a facilitator and induces further studies to describe more effectively the animal diversity in Brazil.

Brazilian Zoology G (2026). Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil. Version 1.52. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/c4cauy accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
240204950
Dataset Key
811d48a6-fd04-4a34-81f2-7605492e54b8
Origin
source
Backbone Key
8894817
Taxon ID
70046
Last Crawled
6/1/2026
Last Interpreted
6/1/2026
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