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Kemp's Ridley Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  order Chelonia »  family Cheloniidae - sea turtles

Scientific synonyms

Caretta kempi (Garman, 1880)
Chelonia dussumierii Duméril & Bibron, 1835
Lepidochelys kempi (Garman, 1880)
Lepidochelys olivacea kempi
Testudo mydas minor Suckow, 1798
Testudo viridi-squamosa Lacépéde, 1788
Thalassochelys (Colpochelys) kempii Garman, 1880

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IUCN category:Critically Endangered

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Lepidochelys kempii - Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Author: Karl Pollak
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Links and literature

EN Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe [LepidKempi]
Mazzei P., Pimpinelli I., Reggianti D.: Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe [http://www.herp.it]
EN ARKive [/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/]
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org]
Data retrieved on: 2010/12/16
EN Fauna Europaea 2.4 [214778] [as Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)]
de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea [http://www.faunaeur.org]
Data retrieved on: 2012/03/09
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [11533] [as Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26
EN Reptile Database - Search [genus=Lepidochelys&species=kempii]
Reptile Database - Search [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/]
CZ Moravec J. (2008): České názvy živočichů VII. Plazi (Reptilia) 1. Želvy (Testudines), krokodýli (Crocodylia), haterie (Rhynchocephalia)., Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 39 pp. [as Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)]
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