Leatherback turtle  (Dermochelys coriacea)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Dermochelyidae
Genus Dermochelys (1)
Size Length: 1.6 m (carapace of average female) (2)
Weight 300 - 600 kg (average female) (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Listed on Appendix I of CITES (3) and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or the Bonn Convention) (4).