Leatherback Sea Turtle(Dermochelys coriacea)

Quick Facts

  • Size Range: Adults spanning 6 1/2 feet and weighing up to 2,000 lbs.
  • Native Species?: Yes

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all sea turtles. Leatherbacks lack a hardened shell and instead have a thick “leathery” skin covering their carapace, making them easy to identify.

These sea turtles eat jellyfish and can travel very far around the oceans, migrating thousands of miles following their prey or going back to a nesting beach.

A mostly oceanic species, they can be observed in offshore waters of Louisiana.

Leatherback Sea Turtle Rules and Regulations

Special Rules : Prohibited
General Info:
Related Habitats:
Other Aquatic Reptile Species: Diamondback Terrapin Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Softshell Turtles Redear Slider Turtle Alligator Snapping Turtle Eastern Snapping Turtle American Alligator Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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