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Caretta caretta
(Cheloniidae)
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Taxonomy & nomenclature
Caretta caretta information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Caretta caretta, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
Federal endangered/threatened status
Caretta caretta species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Caretta caretta is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.
Saving the loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle's endangered species profile, natural history, and documents related to its protection, are provided by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Images
Caretta caretta - loggerhead sea turtle (Cheloniidae - Testudines)
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Books
Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.
A field guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands
McKeown, Sean. 1996. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing, Inc. 172 pp. Illus. ISBN: 0-9650731-0-6.
Full-text articles
Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.
Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.
An updated, indexed bibliography of the herpetofauna of Florida
Enge, Kevin M. 2002. An updated, indexed bibliography of the herpetofauna of Florida. Technical report no. 19.
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