When it is recorded
Jan3
Feb2
Mar0
Apr10
May22
Jun3
Jul7
Aug9
Sep5
Oct49
Nov1
Dec4
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 4 | |
| 2 | Isle of Wight | England | 3 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 1 | |
| 4 | Cornwall | England | 1 | |
| 5 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 1 | |
| 6 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 1 |
9 England11 Scotland1 Wales9 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 121
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 6
- Scientific name
- Dermochelys coriacea
- Group
- Reptiles
- Conservation designations
- Convention on Migratory Species, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Testudines
- Family
- Dermochelyidae
- Genus
- Dermochelys
- Name with authority
- Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
- Described
- 1761
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 9789983