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leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Subject: leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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Sphargis coriacea - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ11600231.jpg
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leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)


Sphargis coriacea
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Sphargis coriacea
New Latin name Dermochelys coriacea
Common name Nederlands: Lederschildpad
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sphargis_coriacea_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11600231.tif

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh.

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