leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Query: Iconographia zoologica

Result: 671^st of 1524

Subject:	leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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Sphargis coriacea
Date 1700-1880
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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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