Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   2461
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AD
Observer:   Rose B.
Date of record:   2006-12-10
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   See previous note on leatherbacks. This one was huge; photographed from cliffs in a SE gale
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5770
Species name:   Dermochelys coriacea
Common name:   Leatherback Turtle
Family:   Dermochelyidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-2461
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2461 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2007-03-22 00:18:44
Species name:   Dermochelys coriacea -- Leatherback Turtle
Species code:   5770
Comment number:   2
By:   Wulf Haacke
Comment:  
Date:   2007-04-08 22:35:09
Species name:   Dermochelys coriacea -- Leatherback Turtle
Species code:   5770

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