Nature conservation

Threatened species

Leatherback Turtle - Sydney Basin: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
Commonwealth status: Endangered
Last updated: 30 May 2018

Distribution of the species within this region

The Leatherback Turtle is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Sydney Basin Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Pittwater Known None
Sydney Cataract Predicted None
Wyong Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Leatherback Turtle - Sydney Basin is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.