Dermochelys coriacea (Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation) (Vandelli, 1761)

Leatherback turtles are distributed in a Circumglobally manner, with nesting sites on tropical sandy beaches and foraging areas that extend into temperate and sub-polar latitudes (See Eckert et al., 2012 for review). The range of the Northwest Atlantic turtle subpopulation extends along the North Atlantic Ocean, from the equator to beyond 50 ° N and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Mediterranean (Wallace et al., 2010). It receives the names of Baula (Costa Rica), Canal (Colombia and Panama), Cardón (Venezuela), and Tinglada (Puerto Rico, Peru and Mexico). In Portuguese it is known as Tartaruga de
Couro. Sea turtles in general are known as chimalayotl in Nahuatl and as karumbé
In Guarani.