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Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Vandelli, D. Epistola de holothurio, et testudine coriacea ad celeberrimum Carolum Linnaeum equitem naturae curiosum Dioscoridem II.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Testudines
family
Dermochelyidae
genus
Dermochelys
species
Dermochelys coriacea

Name

Synonyms
Chelonia lutaria Rafinesque, 1814
Chelonias lutaria Rafinesque, 1814
Coriudo coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Dermatochelys coriacea Günther, 1864
Dermatochelys porcata Wagler, 1830
Dermocheles coriacea
Dermochelis atlantica Lesueur, 1829
Dermochelys atlantica Duméril & Bibron, 1835
Dermochelys atlantica Lesueur, 1829
Dermochelys coriacea coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii (Garman, 1884)
Dermochelys porcata Wagler, 1830
Sphargis angusta Philippi, 1899
Sphargis coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Sphargis coriacea schlegelii Garman, 1884
Sphargis coriacea var. schlegelii Garman, 1884
Sphargis mercurialis Merrem, 1820
Testudo arcuata Catesby, 1771
Testudo coriacea Vandelli, 1761
Testudo lutaria Rafinesque, 1814
Homonyms
Dermochelys coriacea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Common names
Careba-Gigante in Portuguese
Careba-Mole in Portuguese
Laúd in Spanish
Leatherback in English
Leatherback Sea Turtle in English
Leatherback Sea Turtle in English
Leatherback Seaturtle in English
Lederschildkröte in German
Lederschildkröte in German
Læderskildpadde in Danish
Tartaruga-Gigante in Portuguese
Tartaruga-Preta in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Cerro in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Couro in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Leste in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Quilha in Portuguese
Tortuga-marina laúd in Spanish
leatherback turtle in English
leathery turtle in English
lederschildpad in Dutch
tinglar in English
tortue luth in French
tortue luth in French
Кожистая черепаха in Russian
Drikil in language.
Leatherback in English
Leatherback Sea Turtle in English
Leathery Turtle in English
Lederschildpad in Dutch
Lederschildpad in Dutch
havslädersköldpadda in Swedish
lederschildpad in Dutch
Baula in Spanish
Canal in Spanish
Cardon in Spanish
Coffin-back in English
Crwban Môr Cefn-Lledr in Welsh
Crwbanod Môr Cefn-Lledr in Welsh
Dorso de Cuero in Spanish
Galapagos in Spanish
Leather-back Turtle in English
Leatherback in English
Leatherback in English
Leatherback Sea Turtle in English
Leatherback Turtle in English
Leathery Turtle in English
Lederschildkröte in German
Lederschildkröte in German
Luth in English
Luth Turtle in English

Bibliographic References

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  3. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  4. Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, Jonathan A. Campbell, Kevin de Queiroz, et al., 2012: Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding, Seventh Ed.. Herpetological Circular, no. 39. 1-92.
  5. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  6. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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  8. Katona, S. K.; Rough, V.; Richardson, D. J. (1983). A field guide to the whales, porpoises and seals of the Gulf of Maine and eastern Canada, Cape Cod to Newfoundland. <em>Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.</em> 1-255.
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  13. Rhodin, van Dijk, Iverson & Shaffer (2014-02-12 23:00:00) Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
  14. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
  15. Uetz & Hallermann (2014-02-12 23:00:00) The Reptile Database, Zoological Museum Hamburg
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