Lepidochelys olivacea

Lepidochelys olivacea

Distribution of Lepidochelys olivacea. Red circles are major nesting grounds; yellow circles are minor nesting beaches.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Chelonioidea

Familia: Cheloniidae
Subfamilia: Carettinae
Genus: Lepidochelys
Species: Lepidochelys olivacea

Name

Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Holotype: USNM 243393 [Caretta remivaga]

References

Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009: New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in: {{Chapter 24 in ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8}}

Links

Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Lepidochelys olivacea. The Reptile Database.
IUCN: Lepidochelys olivacea (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

čeština: Kareta zelenavá
Deutsch: Oliv-Bastardschildkröte
English: Olive ridley sea turtle
magyar: Olajzöld fattyúteknős
日本語: ヒメウミガメ
português: Tartaruga-oliva
ไทย: เต่าหญ้า, เต่าสังกะสี

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