Olive ridley sea turtle

Olive ridley sea turtle
	Olive ridley sea turtle at Kélonia, an aquarium in Saint-Leu, Réunion
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	Lepidochelys
Species:	L. olivacea
Binomial name
	Lepidochelys olivacea; (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Synonyms
	? Testudo mydas minor ; Suckow, 1758 ; (nomen suppressum); Chelonia multiscutata ; Kuhl, 1820 ; (nomen oblitum et suppressum); Chelonia olivacea ; Eschscholtz, 1829; Chelonia caretta var. olivacea ; — Gray, 1831; Chelonia dussumierii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Caretta olivacea ; — Rüppell, 1835; Thalassochelys (Lepidochelys) olivacea ; — Fitzinger, 1843; Caouana olivacea ; — Gray, 1844; Caouana ruppellii ; Gray, 1844 ; (nomen nudum); Chelonia subcarinata ; Rüppell, 1844 ; (nomen nudum); Caouana dessumierii [sic] ; A. Smith, 1849 ; (ex errore); Chelonia dussumieri [sic] ; Agassiz, 1857 ; (ex errore); Chelonia polyaspis ; Bleeker, 1857 ; (nomen nudum); Lepidochelys dussumieri ; — Girard, 1858; Lepidochelys olivacea ; — Girard, 1858; Chelonia dubia ; Bleeker, 1864 ; (nomen nudum); Cephalochelys oceanica ; Gray, 1873 ; (nomen nudum); Cephalochelys oceanica ; Gray, 1873; Thalassiochelys tarapacona ; Philippi, 1887; Thalassochelys tarapacana [sic]; Philippi, 1887 ; (ex errore); Thalassochelys tarapacona ; — Boulenger, 1889; Chelonia olivaccea [sic] ; Velasco, 1892 ; (ex errore); Thalassochelys controversa ; Philippi, 1899; Caretta remivaga ; O.P. Hay, 1908; Caretta caretta var. olivacea ; — Deraniyagala, 1930; Lepidochelys olivacea olivacea ; — Deraniyagala, 1943; Caretta olivacea olivacea ; — Mertens, 1952; Lepidochelys olivacea remivaga ; — Schmidt, 1953; Caouana rueppellii [sic] ; Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 ; (ex errore); Lepidochelis olivacea ; — Tamayo, 1962; Lepidochelys olivaceas [sic] ; Kesteven, 1969 ; (ex errore); Chelonia multicustata [sic] ; Márquez, 1990 ; (ex errore);

The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest^[4]^[5] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. L. olivacea is found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.^[4]

This turtle and the related Kemp's ridley sea turtle are best known for their unique synchronised mass nestings called arribadas, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.^[4]^[5]

^ Abreu-Grobois, A.; Plotkin, P.; et al. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) (2008). "Lepidochelys olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T11534A3292503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11534A3292503.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 169–170. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012. Alt URL
^ ^a ^b ^c "Olive ridley Turtle". WWF India. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Plotkin, Pamela T., ed. (2007). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8611-9. OCLC 71006746.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Abreu-Grobois, A.; Plotkin, P.; et al. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) (2008). "Lepidochelys olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T11534A3292503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11534A3292503.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[Fritz2007-3] Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 169–170. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012. Alt URL

[wwfindia.org-4] "Olive ridley Turtle". WWF India. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[:0-5] Plotkin, Pamela T., ed. (2007). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8611-9. OCLC 71006746.

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Olive ridley sea turtle

Olive ridley sea turtle at Kélonia, an aquarium in Saint-Leu, Réunion
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	Lepidochelys
Species:	L. olivacea
Binomial name
*Lepidochelys olivacea* (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Synonyms^[3]
? Testudo mydas minor Suckow, 1758 (nomen suppressum) Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl, 1820 (nomen oblitum et suppressum) Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 Chelonia caretta var. olivacea — Gray, 1831 Chelonia dussumierii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Caretta olivacea — Rüppell, 1835 Thalassochelys (Lepidochelys) olivacea — Fitzinger, 1843 Caouana olivacea — Gray, 1844 Caouana ruppellii Gray, 1844 (nomen nudum) Chelonia subcarinata Rüppell, 1844 (nomen nudum) Caouana dessumierii [sic] A. Smith, 1849 (ex errore) Chelonia dussumieri [sic] Agassiz, 1857 (ex errore) Chelonia polyaspis Bleeker, 1857 (nomen nudum) Lepidochelys dussumieri — Girard, 1858 Lepidochelys olivacea — Girard, 1858 Chelonia dubia Bleeker, 1864 (nomen nudum) Cephalochelys oceanica Gray, 1873 (nomen nudum) Cephalochelys oceanica Gray, 1873 Thalassiochelys tarapacona Philippi, 1887 Thalassochelys tarapacana [sic] Philippi, 1887 (ex errore) Thalassochelys tarapacona — Boulenger, 1889 Chelonia olivaccea [sic] Velasco, 1892 (ex errore) Thalassochelys controversa Philippi, 1899 Caretta remivaga O.P. Hay, 1908 Caretta caretta var. olivacea — Deraniyagala, 1930 Lepidochelys olivacea olivacea — Deraniyagala, 1943 Caretta olivacea olivacea — Mertens, 1952 Lepidochelys olivacea remivaga — Schmidt, 1953 Caouana rueppellii [sic] Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 (ex errore) Lepidochelis olivacea — Tamayo, 1962 Lepidochelys olivaceas [sic] Kesteven, 1969 (ex errore) Chelonia multicustata [sic] Márquez, 1990 (ex errore)