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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.
A female Kemp's ridley sea turtle tamps her nest down after laying a clutch about 110 eggs at Padre Island National Seashore, May 6, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas. A reflective pole marks the ...
The origin of "ridley" is a subject of speculation. Prior to being known as ridleys, French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède referred to the Lepidochelys species as "bastard turtles." Renowned sea turtle conservationist Archie Carr claimed that "ridley" was a common Floridan term, quite possibly, a dialectal corruption of "riddle." [1]
In 2011, the Kemp's ridley sea turtle was on track to lose the "endangered" label by 2024. But population growth has stalled.
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
Kemp’s ridley turtles, first discovered in the 1880s, are the smallest sea turtles, the DNR says. They typically weigh about 100 pounds. They typically weigh about 100 pounds.
In 1993, biologists from the Odisha Forest Department and the Wildlife Institute of India learned that large-scale nesting of olive ridley sea turtles took place near the mouth of the Rushikulya River. This area is the location of one of the largest mass nesting (arribada) sites of olive ridley sea turtles in India. [1]
The aquarium is currently caring for more than 200 turtles at its sea turtle hospital in Quincy, many of which are the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley species - the most endangered and the ...