Sealife guideThe olive ridley sea turtleLepidochelys olivacea

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 !
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
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