Pillai, S.Krishna and K.K., Suresh and P., Kannan (2003) Leatherback turtle released into the sea at Vizhinjam in Kerala, India. Kachhapa (9). pp. 5-6.
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Of the five species of the sea turtle occurring in the Indian waters, the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) popularly known as eluvari amai, or thoni amai in Tamil, is rare along the Indian mainland. Four species, the olive ridley, green turtle, the hawksbill and leatherback, are known from Kerala waters. However, all except the olive ridley are rare or uncommon. The nesting of leatherback turtle along the Kerala coast has been reported near Quilon by Cameron (1923) and near Calicut by Jones (1959). Strandings of leatherback turtles have been reported along the coast by several authors. Incidental landings of leatherback turtle recorded during the period 1923 - 2003 are given chronologically (Table 1). There are thirteen published reports of the leatherback turtle on the Indian mainland; this the smallest of the specimens reported.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Turtle, Kerala, India, Statistics |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 30 May 2022 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2022 11:41 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/13081 |
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