Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Tortuga laúd
 
Metazoa
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Dermochelyidae
1223
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Cosmopolitan whose reproductive beaches are distributed approximately at latitudes between 40º N and 35º S. Its range of distribution is very broad, as a result of the good capacity of this species to regulate body temperature. It has been observed in latitudes of 60º N in Alaskan waters and up to latitude 71º N in the Eastern Atlantic. It has large breeding aggregations in Guyana in the Atlantic. Other important places for laying are concentrated in Central and South America, and in Gabon, in the Eastern Atlantic. In the Mediterranean it is a species present in all basins and throughout the year, which is why it is considered common in the region.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Coasts West of Tenerife, Southwest and Northwest of Gran Canaria and South of Fuerteventura.

Origin

Habitat

Its main habitat is the oceanic waters and the open sea of ​​all the oceans. Its alimentary habit based mainly on invertebrate swimmers present in the water column and jellyfish causes it to be in the high seas associated with the great oceanic currents. (Pleguezuelos et al., 2002)

Directiva Hábitat
Island Category
El Hierro Anexo IV
Fuerteventura Anexo IV
Gran Canaria Anexo IV
La Gomera Anexo IV
La Palma Anexo IV
Tenerife Anexo IV
Mar Anexo IV
Convenio de Bonn
Island Category
El Hierro Apéndice 1 y 2
Fuerteventura Apéndice 1 y 2
Gran Canaria Apéndice 1 y 2
La Gomera Apéndice 1 y 2
La Palma Apéndice 1 y 2
Tenerife Apéndice 1 y 2
Mar Apéndice 1 y 2
Catálogo Canario
Island Category
El Hierro Protección especial
Fuerteventura Protección especial
Gran Canaria Protección especial
La Gomera Protección especial
La Palma Protección especial
Tenerife Protección especial
Mar Protección especial
Convenio de Berna
Island Category
El Hierro Anejo II
Fuerteventura Anejo II
Gran Canaria Anejo II
La Gomera Anejo II
La Palma Anejo II
Tenerife Anejo II
Mar Anejo II
CITES
Island Category
Fuerteventura Apéndice I
Gran Canaria Apéndice I
Mar Apéndice I
Tenerife Apéndice I
 
Sexenal 2001-2006
Sexenal 2007-2012
Sexenal 2013-2018
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