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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Dermochelyid

Leathery-shelled sea turtle species (the leatherback turtle is the only dermochelyid sea turtle). All other sea turtle species are cheloniids.

See also: Cheloniid   species

WWW References:

• Anatomy of Sea Turtles

Citations:

• Wyneken, J. 2001. The Anatomy of Sea Turtles. U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 172 pp.

Entered by: Janice Blumenthal
Entered: 2005-05-06 21:19:47
Last modified: 2005-05-06 21:57:21