Common name of Dermochelys coriacea
 
Common Name Leatherback turtle
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'leatherback', i.e., refers to the skin and oily flesh that is the carapace of this sea turtle, making it different from other sea turtles which have bony shells as carapace. Also Ref. 1397, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 122997.
 
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