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Giant toirtoise This toirtoise was spotted in the night on a beach in Cherating, Malaysia. She was laying her eggs in a sand pit she dug. Cherating,Dermochelys coriacea,Geotagged,Giant Tortoise,Leatherback sea turtle,Malaysia,Testudines,Tortoise Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Giant toirtoise

This toirtoise was spotted in the night on a beach in Cherating, Malaysia. She was laying her eggs in a sand pit she dug.

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The leatherback sea turtle , sometimes called the lute turtle, is the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus ''Dermochelys''. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. ''Dermochelys coriacea'' is the only extant member of the family Dermochelyidae.

Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
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Uploaded Mar 27, 2011. Captured May 28, 2010 20:40 in 3, 26080 Balok, Pahang, Malaysia.
  • Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
  • f/5.6
  • 1/5s
  • ISO1600
  • 67mm