Species profile—Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Dermochelyidae (leathery turtles) → Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Dermochelyidae (leathery turtles)
- Scientific name
- Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
- Common name
- leatherback turtle
- Type reference
- Vandelli, D. (1761). Epistola de Holothuria et Testudine coriacea ad Celeberrinum Carolum Linnaeum. Padua : Conzetti 12 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 31
- Alternate name(s)
- luth turtle
luth
trunkback turtle
leathery turtle - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=31.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
