Table 22 in SYNOPSIS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DATA ON THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE CARETTA CARETTA (LINNAEUS 1758)

Table 22. Carapace length (mm) of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles
LocationMeanRangeNReferenceAtlantic OceanMaryland"18.117.5-19.020Graham (1973)South Carolina45.038-50398Caldwell (1959)Georgia—46.7-52.05Caldwell (1962c)Georgia44.535.4-49.0200Kraemer (1979)Florida45.544-474Caldwell et al. (1955)Florida46.139.2-49.96Ehrhart (1979c)Florida45.533.5-49.542Ehrhart (1979c)Colombia44.6——Kaufmann (1967)Colombiab46.042.9-50.0—Kaufmann (1968)Indian OceanSri Lanka44.142-4521Deraniyagala (1930)Tongaland44——McAllister et al. (1965)Tongaland44.737-48183Hughes et al. (1967)Tongaland45.0—499Hughes and Mentis (1967)Tongaland44.4—50Hughes (1970a)Tongaland44.541.4-46.630Hughes (1971 eQTongaland45.242.0-48.458Hughes (1972)Tongaland44.738.7-48.81,004Hughes (1974 *)Mediterranean SeaGreece40.4—20Margaritoulis (1982)Greece40.0—221Sutherland (1985)Pacific OceanQueensland43.740.0-49.6127Limpus et al. (1984)Queensland43.339.0-46.9710Limpus (1985)Japan45.840.0-55.060Nishimura (1967)Solomon Islands44.943-4610Carr (1952)
aMost probably an inaccurate measurement.
bBased on 6-day-old hatchlings.