Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Category: Sea Turtles
Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea
Size: Up to 8 ft. (2.7 m)  
Depth: 0-1000 ft. (0-305 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass) Tetrapod
  └Reptilia (Superclass) Reptiles
   └Testudines (Order) Turtles
    └Chelonioidea (Superfamily) Sea Turtles
     └Dermochelyidae (Family)
      └Dermochelys (Genus)
       └D. coriacea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 137209🔗
iNaturalist ID: 39677🔗

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