Lepidochelys kempii

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	CHELONIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lepidochelys kempii

Species Authority:

(Garman, 1880)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Kemp's Ridley, Atlantic Ridley, Gulf Ridley, Mexican Ridley
French	–	Lépidochelyde de Kemp, Ridley de Kemp, Tortue de Kemp
Spanish	–	Cotorra, Tortuga Iora, Tortuga Marina Bastarda

Synonym/s:

Thalassochelys kempii Garman, 1880

Taxonomic Notes:

The specific name was incorrectly spelt on earlier Red Lists as kempi.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered A1ab ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Marine Turtle Specialist Group

Reviewer/s:

Justification:
Documentation about the rationale for listing, habitats, threats, etc. is not yet available.

History:

1994	–	Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982	–	Endangered

Countries:	Native: Mexico; United States Presence uncertain: Colombia

Countries:

Native:

Mexico; United States

Presence uncertain:

Colombia

Habitat and Ecology:	Terrestrial nest sites
Systems:	Terrestrial; Marine

Citation:	Marine Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Lepidochelys kempii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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