Explore: Leatherback Turtle

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles

Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley. Six

of the group. The largest living species of turtle (and fourth-largest reptile) is the leatherback turtle, which can reach over 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) in

Pongara National Park. Point Denis is a major breeding ground for the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Between 1 800 and 2 000 nests are laid annually

hawksbill sea turtle, flatback sea turtle, and leatherback sea turtle. As air-breathing reptiles, sea turtles must surface to breathe. They spend most of

The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and study of sea turtles and freshwater turtles, with special regard for

name Scientific name Conservation status Description Photograph Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea Vulnerable Adults can grow up to 2.7 metres

green sea turtle and the leatherback turtle have a more symmetrical gait. Due to its consumption of venomous cnidarians, hawksbill sea turtle flesh can

site if a wildlife sanctuary. The beach is important for nesting leatherback turtles. The Godavaya area has been inhabited for about 7000 years. In August

uses a series of foraging sites. Others such as the leatherback sea turtle and olive ridley sea turtle do not keep to one coastal foraging site, but forage