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Description: Taxonomy, description and photograph of the loggerhead sea turtle, its habitat and distribution, life history, community ecology and special status.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Protected Resources. Loggerhead female nesting on a beach. Photo courtesy of Florida Marine Research Institute. The only remaining extant member of this genus is the loggerhead sea turtle. It is known for it's relatively large head (thus the name Loggerhead). The carapace length of the adult averages about 100cm and weighs about 165kg. (Conant 1975). Record weights and carapace lengths are 227kg and 114cm, respectively (Lowe et. al 1990). The carapace is reddish-brown with five or more pleural scutes. The broad head varies from reddish-olive brown to yellow. The limbs are modified as flippers. Adult males are distinguished by long tails that extend beyond the rear carapace in addition to a narrowing of the carapace that tapers posteriorly (Ernst and Barbour 1989). Hatchlings are dull brown in color. Average size at hatching is 45 mm long; average weight is 20g.
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| Date | activated: 19-Jun-1992 last updated: 29-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |