Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs at sunrise, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana

dermochelys coriacea sand beach french guiana adult female alone lay profile shot overview tropical sea atlantic ocean leatherback (dermochelys coriacea) dermochelys vulnerable (iucn) vu cites appendix 1 may nobody sandy beach sandy beaches sand beaches french guyana adults females single lonely only solo one lone laid laying profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length tropical seas tropical oceans tropical ocean leatherbacks (dermochelys coriacea) vulnerable species with nobody sand shore strand area south america america stage of development individual enumeration reproductive behaviour behavior shot sea marine area world sea and ocean sea turtle tortoise / turtle reptile sauropsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal dermochelyidae testudines anapsida reptilia sauropsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild