Species Detail - Leathery Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Casual Cetacean Sightings".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Dermochelys coriacea
Leathery Turtle
Leatherback, Leatherback Turtle, Leather-back Turtle, Luth Turtle
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention
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(Vandelli, 1761)
reptile
Species
12
9
6
18/06/2016
24/09/2022
2 January (recorded in 2006)
26 December (recorded in 2003)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Casual Cetacean Sightings, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Leathery Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/216/Species/128443>