Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
REPTILIA
Family
CHELONIIDAE
Genus
Caretta
Species
caretta
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Loggerhead Turtle
Alternate name
Is historical
False
No images were found for this Species
QLD
Endangered
NSW
Endangered
EPBC
Endangered
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
True
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
True
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Moreton Bay deeper waters
Known location
Broadbeach, Jumpinpin, South Stradbroke Island
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
False
Estuarine
False
Marine
True
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/environment/marine-turtles-4029.html
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