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Sphargis coriacea
Leatherback Leath"er*back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc.

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- In 1884, the American naturalist Samuel Garman described the species as Sphargis coriacea schlegelii. The two were then united in D. coriacea, with each...
- the bones of the sternum of chelonians; with notes on the skeleton of Sphargis. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 11: 161-172 Liat, Lim Boo & Das, Indraneil 1999...
- generic name of Saurosphargis is derived from Gr**** sauros, "lizard", and sphargis, the old genus name for the leatherback turtle, in reference to the dorsal...
- the bones of the sternum of chelonians; with notes on the skeleton of Sphargis. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 11: 161-172 Cyclemys dentata at the Reptarium...
- furthermore a chelonid. It also proved to be more closely related to Sphargis than any other type in the Chelonian order. For a long time, modern Leatherback...
- derived from Gr**** eu, meaning "true/well", sauros, meaning "lizard", and sphargis, the old genus name for the leatherback turtle, in reference to the many...
- derived from Gr**** sino, meaning "China", sauros, meaning "lizard", and sphargis, the old genus name for the leatherback turtle, (in reference to the many...
- Saurosphargis volzi. The generic name is derived from Gr**** sauros, "lizard", and sphargis, the old genus name for the leatherback turtle, in reference to the dorsal...
- atlantica, Lesueur, 1829, Sphargis angusta Philippi, 1899, Sphargis coriacea Gray, 1831, Sphargis coriacea schlegelii Garman, 1884, Sphargis mercurialis Merrem...