| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | TESTUDINES | CHELONIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Lepidochelys kempii | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | (Garman, 1880) | |||||||||
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| 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
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| Assessor/s | Marine Turtle Specialist Group |
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Justification: Documentation about the rationale for listing, habitats, threats, etc. is not yet available. |
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| Countries: |
Native:
Mexico; United States
Presence uncertain:
Colombia
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| 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 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 July 2009. |
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