Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), family Dermochelyidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans around the world
The largest turtle in the world, and the heaviest known non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 1.8 metres (5Â ft 11Â in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100Â lb).
Unlike most reptiles, their skin does not have scales.
This is also the deepest diving and widest ranging (Migratory) species of turtle!
Vulnerable.
photograph by Jasmin O'Brien













