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Taxon: Species Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) - leatherback sea turtle (reptile)
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Types

Type, by monotypy, of: Dermochelys (Genus) Blainville, 1816 Ref: P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Dermochelys coriacea coriacea (C. Linnaeus, 1766)

Variants

Former rank: Dermochelys coriacea coriacea (C. Linnaeus, 1766) Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 345.
Incorrect spelling: Dermochelys coriacae Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 345. [indirect]

Synonyms

Junior subjective synonym: Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii (Garman, 1884) Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 345.
Synonymous name: Testudo coriacea Vandelli, 1761 Ref: Species 2000, 2003

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: lederschildpad Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: leatherback sea turtle Ref: P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014: 344.
: leatherback
: leatherback turtle
: leathery turtle Ref: 1991.
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