Sealife guideThe olive ridley sea turtleLepidochelys olivacea
Last updated on 06/24/2024 at 10:48 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Olive ridley sea turtle, Pacific ridley turtle
- French name: Tortue de mer olivâtre
- Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
- Family name: Cheloniidae
- Order name: Testudines
- Class name: Sea reptiles
Did you know ?
The olive ridley sea turtle is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The olive ridley sea turtle appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2008 within the category Vulnerable !
Within the same genus
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
Within the same family
Flatback sea turtle
(Natator depressus)
Green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
Sea turtle
(7 espèces)
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(Dermochelys coriacea)
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