Classification
Animalia [kingdom]Chordata [phylum]
Reptilia [class]
Anapsida [subclass]
Testudines [order]
Cryptodira [suborder]
Trionychoidea [superfamily]
Dermochelyidae [family]
Dermochelys [genus]
Dermochelys coriacea [species]
Dermochelys coriacea bevat de volgende taxa:
Dermochelys coriacea coriacea [subspecies]
Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii [subspecies]