Leatherback turtle
Chinese name: Leatherback turtle
Latin name: Dermochelys coriacea
Alias: leatherback turtle, seven-leatherback turtle, sampan turtle, swallow Turtle
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptile
Order: Turtles
Suborder: Turtles
Family: Leatherbackidae
Genus: Leatherback
Species: Leatherback
Dispersed areas: hot and subtropical warm waters in the world.
English name: Leatherback Turtle
The leatherback turtle, also known as the leatherback turtle, is the largest turtle in the order Turtles, with a maximum length of 3 meters and a shell length of 2 meters. Yu; the body weight can be said to be 800-900 kilograms. Leatherback turtles are mainly distributed in the Pacific Ocean, Greater Europe, America and the Indian Ocean, and are occasionally seen in the temperate ocean. Scattered in the sea areas from the Sea to the Wendai, north to the Siberian coast, and the South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea coast, Hainan coast, Taiwan coast and other sea areas, mostly rest in the middle and surface of the Sea in the Sea, and occasionally can be found in offshore waters and harbors. According to a sea turtle survey report published at the beginning of the 21st century by a Duke University research team in the United States, leatherback turtles may become extinct within 10-20 years.
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