leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 480^th of 1524

Subject:	leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist Creator:De Villeneuve
Description
Sphargis coriacea
Date 1833-1850
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer De Villeneuve ad vivium del.ex Auct. Bibl. Prof. H. Schlegel, 1884. Fauna Japonica II. (Chelonii) Tab.1.
Old Latin name Sphargis coriacea
New Latin name Dermochelys coriacea
Common name Nederlands: Lederschildpad
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sphargis_coriacea_-_1833-1850_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZA1000760.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.

iconographia zoologica
480/1524

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