AnAge entry for Dermochelys coriacea
Classification (HAGRID: 03690)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Dermochelyidae
Genus: Dermochelys
- Species
- Dermochelys coriacea
- Common name
- Leatherback sea turtle
- Synonyms
- Dermochelys coriacea coriacea, Testudo coriacea, Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii, Sphargis coriacea schlegelii, Testudo arcuata, Testudo lyra, Testudo lyra, Testudo marina, Testudo tuberculata, Testudo lutaria, Sphargis mercurialis, Dermatochelys porcata, Dermochelys atlantica, Sphargis angusta
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30 years
- Source
- ref. 33
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The leatherback sea turtle is intriguing amongst reptiles because it features a sort of endothermy. Even so, it lives at least 30 years with anecdotal evidence suggesting a maximum longevity of 70-80 years [0033].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 4,748 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 60 days
- Clutch size
- 105 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 420,000 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0939] Plot et al. (2012), Telomeres, age and reproduction in a long-lived reptile (PubMed)
- [0033] Spotila et al. (2000), Pacific leatherback turtles face extinction (PubMed)
- [0439] Roger Conant et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America
- [0034] Davenport et al. (1990), Thermal and biochemical characteristics of the lipids of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea: evidence of endothermy
- [0035] seaturtle.org
- [0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173843
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- Taxonomy ID 27794
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