Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Subspecies Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala, 1933

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CAVS: 2945

Subspecies Caretta caretta gigas Deraniyagala, 1933

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

In Pacific and Indian Oceans.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., Lower E coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Aquatic, continental shelf, coral reef, migratory, noctidiurnal, oceanic, oviparous, piscivore, predator.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Mar-2011 08-Mar-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)