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Kemp's ridley sea turtle [4] (Lepidochelys kempii), also called commonly the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, and Kemp's ridley, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. L. kempii is the rarest species of sea turtle and is the world's most endangered species of sea turtle.
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are the smallest sea turtle in the world. The species is named after Richard M. Kemp, a fisherman from Key West, Florida, who first submitted the species for identification in 1906.
Decades of intensive egg collection, killing of nesting females, and bycatch and drowning in the commercial and recreational fisheries of the U.S. and Mexico had resulted in the once thriving species being nearly wiped out throughout its range. How much did they decline?
There are only seven species of sea turtle in the world, five of which have ranges in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Each one is threatened to varying degrees, but the smallest of them, the Kemp's ridley, is critically endangered. ... Kemp's ridley sea turtles develop in eggs laid in nests about 18 inches deep. The eggs are the size ...
Found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, but also as far north as Nova Scotia, Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about 2 feet in shell length and weighing up to 100...
Kemp’s ridleys are the smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species. Adults are 2 feet long and weigh only 70-100 pounds. In Texas, Kemp’s ridley sea turtles occur in nearshore Gulf of Mexico waters, bays, and passes, where they feed mostly on crabs, and occasionally fish, sea jellies, and mollusks.
The Kemp's ridley is the smallest of all the sea turtles. It is also known as the tortuga lora in Mexico, which means "parrot turtle" in reference to the beak-like shape of its head. Habitat
Kemp's ridley sea turtles are considered the smallest marine turtles in the world and are also the most endangered. The Kemp's ridley has a triangular-shaped head and a slightly hooked beak with large crushing surfaces.
The Kemp’s ridley is the most endangered of all sea turtle species. Efforts to save the Kemp’s ridley began in the 1960s and continue today. Although much has been learned about the Kemp’s ridley, many more questions remain unanswered.
The Kemp's ridley turtle is the smallest of the sea turtles, with adults reaching about 2 feet in length and weighing up to 100 pounds. The adult Kemp's ridley has an oval carapace that is almost as wide as it is long and is usually olive-gray in color. The carapace has five pairs of costal scutes.