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Dermochelyidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Testudines
family
Dermochelyidae

Name

Synonyms
Chelonia californiensis Gilmore, 1937
Dermochelidae
Dermochelydae
Dermochelydidae
Psephophoridae
Sphargidae
Sphargididae
Homonyms
Dermochelyidae
Common names
Dermochélyidés in French
Dermochélyidés in French
Havlærskilpadde in Norwegian
Havlærskilpaddefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
Havslädersköldpadda in Swedish
Kösele derili deniz kaplumbağası in Turkish
Leatherback in English
Leatherback Sea Turtle in English
Leatherback Sea Turtles in English
Leatherback Sea Turtles in English
Leatherback Sea Turtles in English
Leatherback Turtles in English
Lederschildkröte in German
Lederschildkröten in German
Lederschildpad in Dutch
Lederschildpadden in Dutch
Leerskilpaaie in Afrikaans
Læderskildpadder in Danish
Læderskildpadder in Danish
Merinahkakilpikonna in Finnish
Tartaruga de Cuoro in Portuguese
Tartaruga liuto in Italian
Tartarugas-de-couro in Portuguese
Tortue Luth in French
Tortuga laúd in Spanish
Turtles in English
Usminjače in Croatian
havslädersköldpaddor in Swedish
kožatkovití in Czech
kérgesteknősfélék in Hungarian
leatherback in English
leatherback turtles in English
leatherback turtles in English
leatherback turtles in English
merinahkakilpikonnat in Finnish
Żółwie skórzaste in Polish
Кожистые черепахи in Russian
צבי ים גלדיים in Hebrew
วงศ์ เต่ามะเฟือง in Thai
เต่ามะเฟือง in Thai
เต่ามะเฟือง ฯลฯ in Thai
オサガメ科 in Japanese
革龜科 in Chinese
장수거북과 in Korean
havslädersköldpaddor in Swedish
Turtles in English
Turtles in English
leatherback turtles in English
オサガメ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G.; Scott, W.B. (1981). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic fishing area 34, 47 (in part): 6. Shrimps and prawns, true crabs, Stomatopoda, bivalves, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, sea turtles. <i>FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes</i>, 6. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada: Ottawa, Canada. pag.var pp.
  5. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  6. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  7. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  8. Iverson, John B., 1992: null. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. xiii + 363.
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. Rhodin, van Dijk, Iverson & Shaffer (2010) Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
  11. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [Rhodin, A. G. J., J. Iverson, R. Bour, U. Fritz, A. Georges, et al.], 2021: Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status (9th ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 8. x + 472.
  12. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
  13. Uetz & Hallermann (2014) The Reptile Database, Zoological Museum Hamburg
  14. de Jong (2013) Fauna Europaea - all European animal species on the web: version 2.6.1
  15. 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
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