
Marine life
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 154 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Loggerhead Turtle is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
154 records, iNaturalist
2 Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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Rote Liste der IUCN
Vulnerable
Art
Caretta caretta
Nachweise
154
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber die Art Loggerhead Turtle auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
The Loggerhead Turtle is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (58% of records), Western Cape (34% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), based on 154 iNaturalist observations. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Loggerhead Turtle on site or nearby.
The Loggerhead Turtle is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) long when fully grown, although larger specimens of up to 280 cm (110 in) have been discovered.