Kingdom Animalia Order Testudines Clade Americhelydia Scientific name Dermochelyidae Rank Family | Phylum Chordata Suborder Cryptodira Clade Dermochelyoidae Higher classification Sea turtle | |
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Mass Leatherback sea turtle: 250 – 700 kg Speed Leatherback sea turtle: 1.8 – 10 km/h Length Leatherback sea turtle: 1.8 – 2.2 m Similar Turtle, Sea turtle, Reptile, Dermatemydidae, Cryptodira | ||
Dermochelyidae is a family of turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, including the largest living sea turtles.
Classification of known genera
The following list of dermochelyid species was published by Hirayama and Tong in 2003, unless otherwise noted.
References
Dermochelyidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA