
Marine life
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), 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.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Leatherback Turtle is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
18 records, iNaturalist
2 resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
Een reis plannen
Rode Lijst van de IUCN
Vulnerable
Soort
Dermochelys coriacea
Waarnemingen
18
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een verhuurder de Leatherback Turtle op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Het is nooit een garantie dat u de soort ziet.
The Leatherback Turtle is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (78% of records), Western Cape (11% of records), Eastern Cape (11% of records), based on 18 iNaturalist observations. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Leatherback Turtle on site or nearby.
The Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), 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 Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae.