CaRMS taxon details
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
137209 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137209)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Vandelli, D. (1761). Epistola de holothurio, et testudine coriacea ad celeberrimum Carolum Linnaeum equitem naturae curiosum Dioscoridem II. <em>Conzatti, Padua.</em> [details] 
Distribution cosmopolitan warm water
Distribution Found in all oceans except the Antarctic, is a regular summer visitor to waters around Cape Cod, the Gulf of Maine, and...
Distribution cosmopolitan warm water [details]
Distribution Found in all oceans except the Antarctic, is a regular summer visitor to waters around Cape Cod, the Gulf of Maine, and...
Distribution Found in all oceans except the Antarctic, is a regular summer visitor to waters around Cape Cod, the Gulf of Maine, and Nova Scotia. [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2025). The Reptile Database. Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137209 on 2025-04-30
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137209 on 2025-04-30
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original description
(of ) Vandelli, D. (1761). Epistola de holothurio, et testudine coriacea ad celeberrimum Carolum Linnaeum equitem naturae curiosum Dioscoridem II. <em>Conzatti, Padua.</em> [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Quiñones, J.; Paredes, E.; Quispe, S.; Delgado, L. (2015). Tortugas marinas durante el 2010 en Pisco, Perú. <em>Inf Inst Mar Perú.</em> 42(4): 516-525. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source O'Boyle, R. 2001. Meeting on turtle by-catch in Canadian Atlantic fisheries, Hayes Boardroom, BIO, 20 March 2001. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat 2001/17. 31 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Zug, G. R. 2009. Reptiles (Vertebrata: Reptilia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1317–1320 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Quiñones, J.; Paredes, E.; Quispe, S.; Delgado, L. (2015). Tortugas marinas durante el 2010 en Pisco, Perú. <em>Inf Inst Mar Perú.</em> 42(4): 516-525. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source O'Boyle, R. 2001. Meeting on turtle by-catch in Canadian Atlantic fisheries, Hayes Boardroom, BIO, 20 March 2001. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat 2001/17. 31 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Zug, G. R. 2009. Reptiles (Vertebrata: Reptilia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1317–1320 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan warm water [details]Distribution Found in all oceans except the Antarctic, is a regular summer visitor to waters around Cape Cod, the Gulf of Maine, and Nova Scotia. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | breshka e detit lëkurore | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Кожеста костенуркаkozhestа kostenurkа | [details] |
| Danish | læderskildpadde | [details] |
| Dutch | lederschildpad | [details] |
| English | leathery turtleleatherback turtleleatherback sea turtleleatherback | [details] |
| French | tortue luth | [details] |
| German | Lederschildkröte | [details] |
| Hebrew | צב גלדי | [details] |
| Italian | tartaruga liuto | [details] |
| Japanese | オサガメ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | kietaodis vėžlys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Δερματοχελώνα | [details] |
| Norwegian | havlærskilpadde | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | havlærskilpadde | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | havlêrskilpadde | [details] |
| Polish | żółw skórzasty | [details] |
| Russian | кожистая черепаха | [details] |
| Slovenian | usnjača | [details] |
| Spanish | tortuga laúdtortuga laud | [details] |
| Swedish | havslädersköldpadda | [details] |
| Turkish | deri sırtlı kaplumbağaderi sirtli kaplumbagaderi sırtlı deniz kaplumbağası | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Шкіряста черепахаЧерепаха шкіряста | [details] |
| Welsh | crwban môr cefn-lledr | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (323 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dermochelys coriacea)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (101266 nucleotides; 61280 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To The Reptile Database
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (323 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dermochelys coriacea)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (101266 nucleotides; 61280 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To The Reptile Database
To ITIS
