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Taxonomy
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- Sea Turtles Superfamily Chelonioidea
  - 1 Loggerhead Sea Turtles Genus Caretta
  - 1 Ridley Sea Turtles Genus Lepidochelys

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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. The adult loggerhead sea turtle weighs ...more ↓

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), or the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, is the rarest species of sea turtle and is critically endangered. It is one of two living species in the genus Lepidochelys (the other one being L. olivacea, the olive ridley sea turtle).