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Ridley Sea Turtles
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Ridley Sea Turtles

Lepidochelys

Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys) are a genus of sea turtle comprising two species: Kemp's ridley sea turtle and the olive ridley sea turtle.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

speciesLepidochelys olivacea

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

speciesLepidochelys kempii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39669.