Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.
ITIS Reports — Dermochelys coriacea ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The leatherback sea turtle sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus and family Dermochelyidae. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico. National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, D.C. National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1998. Recovery plan for U.S. Pacific populations of the leatherback turtle National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD. The Leatherback turtle is the largest, the Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) the smallest in cold water off Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Field-Naturalist as identified using satellite telemetered location and dive information
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endangered | 06/02/1970 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | Wherever found |
- States/US Territories in which the Leatherback sea turtle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , California , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Hawaii , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Oregon , Puerto Rico , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia , Virgin Islands , Washington
- US Counties in which the Leatherback sea turtle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which the Leatherback sea turtle, Wherever found is known to occur: Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Breton National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
- Countries in which the the Leatherback sea turtle, Wherever found is known to occur: Albania, American Samoa, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Benin, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, U.S. Pacific Outlying Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela
- Additional species information
| 08/04/2011 | 76 FR 47133 47139 | 90-Day Finding and 12-Month Determination on a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for the Leatherback Sea Turtle |
| 03/23/1999 | 64 FR 14052 14077 | (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule |
| 06/29/1987 | 52 FR 24244 24262 | NOAA--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; 52 FR 24244- 24262 |
| 03/23/1979 | 44 FR 17710 17712 | Determination of Critical Habitat for the Leatherback Sea Turtle |
| 09/26/1978 | 43 FR 43688 43689 | Determination of Critical Habitat for the Leatherback Sea Turtle |
| 03/23/1978 | 43 FR 12050 12051 | Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Leatherback Sea Turtle |
| 06/02/1970 | 35 FR 8491 8498 | Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A) |
| 04/14/1970 | 35 FR 6069 | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069 |
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Leatherback Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 04/06/1992 | Recovery Plan for Leatherback Turtles in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 03/23/1999 | 64 FR 14052 14077 | (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule |
| 06/29/1987 | 52 FR 24244 24262 | NOAA--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; 52 FR 24244- 24262 |
| 01/12/1998 | Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Leatherback Turtle | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 04/06/1992 | Recovery Plan for Leatherback Turtles in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| 11/15/2013 | LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation |
| 08/21/2007 | Leatherback sea turtle 5-yr review |
