Lepidochelys kempii

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Taxonomy [top]

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

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   A1ab   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Marine Turtle Specialist Group
Justification:
Documentation about the rationale for listing, habitats, threats, etc. is not yet available.
History:
1994 – Endangered (IUCN)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Terrestrial nest sites
Systems: Terrestrial; Marine
Citation: Marine Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Lepidochelys kempii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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