On the occurrence of the Leatherback Turtle,Dermochelys coriacea, in Turkey (Testudines: Dermochelyidae)
Articles > Article · 1998
Authors: Ertan TAŞKAVAK, Balázs Farkas
Zoology in the Middle East, International, 1998, vol 16, pp 71-75
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.1998.10637756
Summary
New records of the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) are reported from the Turkish Mediterranean and Aegean coasts, increasing the total number of records in Turkey to six. It is suggested that the species occurs more or less regularly in the eastern Mediterranean.