Jerarquía taxonómica:
Cheloniidae → Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Familia:
Cheloniidae

Autor:
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Sinónimos:
Chelonia pelasgorum Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833
Chelonia radiata Cuvier, 1829
Caretta gigas Deraniyagala, 1933
Caretta nasuta Rafinesque, 1814
Testudo caouana Lacépède, 1788
Testudo cephalo Schneider, 1783
Testudo caretta Linnaeus, 1758
Testudo nasicornis Lacépède, 1788
Thalassochelys corticata Girard, 1858
Caouana elongata Gray, 1844
Caretta atra Merrem, 1820
Testudo marina Garsault, 1764