Reptile
Leatherback
Dermochelys coriacea · Dermochelyidae
Best monthsMay · Jul–Augmost records
Records14,028in 47 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa2,550 records
Red List–IUCN status
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About
Leatherback in brief
The leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) is a reptile of the Dermochelyidae family.
Across the 47 countries we cover it has 14,028 published records, most of them from South Africa, France and Ireland. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, July and August.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa2,550 records · best Feb, Mar
France2,384 records · best Aug, Jul
Ireland2,091 records · best Aug, Jul
Colombia1,542 records · best May, Jun
Mozambique1,225 records · best Mar, Feb
United Kingdom1,072 records · best Aug, Sep
Portugal464 records · best Jun, Jul
Cameroon441 records · best Dec, Jan
Namibia346 records · best May, Apr
Trinidad and Tobago235 records · best May, Mar
Canada214 records · best Aug, Jul
Chile210 records · best Apr, Mar
Venezuela170 records · best May, Jun
Micronesia144 records · best Sep, Aug
Suriname137 records · best May, Apr
Benin119 records · best Nov, Jan
Netherlands106 records · best Sep, Oct
Marshall Islands77 records · best Dec, Oct
Gabon66 records · best Dec, Mar
Equatorial Guinea57 records · best Feb, Mar
Kiribati55 records · best Mar, Feb
Solomon Islands55 records · best Apr, May
Palau47 records · best Aug, Sep
New Zealand37 records · best Jan, Feb
Tunisia33 records · best Jul, Oct
Uruguay27 records · best Jan, Mar
Togo19 records · best Jan, Nov
Dominica18 records · best May, Feb
São Tomé and Príncipe11 records · best Jan, Feb
Antigua and Barbuda9 records · best Jun, Jan
Belgium8 records · best Dec, Oct
Tuvalu7 records · best Mar, Jan
Denmark6 records · best Oct, Nov
Sweden6 records · best Feb, Oct
South Korea6 records · best Sep, Oct
Cape Verde6 records · best Jul, Feb
Norway5 records · best Sep, Jan
Nauru5 records · best Mar, May
Brunei4 records · best Nov, Dec
Vanuatu4 records · best Jan, Feb
Barbados2 records · best Jun, Jul
Grenada2 records · best Apr, May
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 records · best Jun, Jan
Estonia1 records · best Jul, Jan
Comoros1 records · best Dec, Jan
Saint Kitts and Nevis1 records · best Jun, Jan
Saint Lucia1 records · best Apr, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.