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KELEZ, Shaleyla; VELEZ-ZUAZO, Ximena  y  MANRIQUE, Camelia. New evidence on the loggerhead sea turtle caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758) In Peru. Ecol. apl. [online]. 2003, vol.2, n.1, pp.141-142. ISSN 1726-2216.

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758), is widely distributed in the world-wide scope. Nevertheless, in Peru its presence was not confirmed nor documented suitably. In these note, data of rests from this species’ individuals found on inlets and ports as well as of individuals incidentally captured during fishing activities with longline is presented. In this way, the presence of this species in the Peruvian Sea would be confirmed. The individuals found are juveniles and could belong to reproductive populations belonging to West Pacific rookeries

Palabras clave : Loggerhead sea turtle; Caretta caretta; Peru; distribution.

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