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Citation: Kertland, M.P.H. 1959 Dermochelys coriacea (L.), the leathery turtle, stranded on NW Donegal shore. Irish Naturalists' Journal 13: 13


Number of Pages: 1

Volume Part: 1

Keywords: Donegal, Fauna, Littoral, Marine, Reptile, Stranding, Turtle

Abstract: Paper records the stranding of the leathery turtle Dermochelys coriacea 4 miles southwest of Horn Head Co. Donegal in 1957. This is likely to be the first published record for this species in Ireland.