Lepidochelys olivacea

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reptile species of sea turtle vertebrate

Lepidochelys olivacea is a small, widely distributed marine turtle species known for its olive-colored shell and mass nesting events called arribadas.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lepidochelys olivacea canonical	6
Lepidochelys	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6333599 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lepidochelys olivacea
Context triple: [olive ridley sea turtle, scientificName, Lepidochelys olivacea]

A. Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta, commonly known as the loggerhead sea turtle, is a large, hard-shelled marine turtle species found in subtropical and temperate oceans worldwide and noted for its powerful jaws and long-distance migrations.
B. Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large, primarily herbivorous marine turtle found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
C. Leatherback
Leatherback is a massive, gorilla-like Category IV kaiju from the film "Pacific Rim," known for its brute strength and electromagnetic pulse abilities in battle against Jaegers.
D. Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea, commonly known as the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle species and a highly migratory marine reptile found in oceans worldwide.
E. Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae is a family of hard-shelled sea turtles that includes several widely distributed marine species found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lepidochelys olivacea
Target entity description: Lepidochelys olivacea is a small, widely distributed marine turtle species known for its olive-colored shell and mass nesting events called arribadas.

A. Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta, commonly known as the loggerhead sea turtle, is a large, hard-shelled marine turtle species found in subtropical and temperate oceans worldwide and noted for its powerful jaws and long-distance migrations.
B. Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green sea turtle, is a large, primarily herbivorous marine turtle found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
C. Leatherback
Leatherback is a massive, gorilla-like Category IV kaiju from the film "Pacific Rim," known for its brute strength and electromagnetic pulse abilities in battle against Jaegers.
D. Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea, commonly known as the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle species and a highly migratory marine reptile found in oceans worldwide.
E. Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae is a family of hard-shelled sea turtles that includes several widely distributed marine species found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	reptile ⓘ species of sea turtle ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ
averageAdultCarapaceLength	60 to 70 centimeters ⓘ
averageAdultWeight	35 to 45 kilograms ⓘ
carapaceShape	heart-shaped ⓘ
CITESListing	Appendix I ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
clutchSize	about 100 to 120 eggs per nest ⓘ
commonName	Pacific ridley sea turtle ⓘ olive ridley sea turtle ⓘ
describedBy	Eschscholtz ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
distinguishingFeature	mass nesting behavior called arribada ⓘ olive-colored carapace ⓘ relatively small size among sea turtles ⓘ
exhibitsBehavior	arribada nesting ⓘ
family	Cheloniidae ⓘ
genus	Lepidochelys ⓘ
geographicDistribution	tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ tropical regions of the Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
habitat	coastal waters ⓘ open ocean ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ
incubationPeriod	about 45 to 60 days ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	more than 30 years in the wild ⓘ
majorNestingSite	Gahirmatha beach, India ⓘ linked to: Gahirmatha Beach, India La Escobilla, Mexico ⓘ Ostional, Costa Rica ⓘ Rushikulya rookery, India ⓘ
nestingType	synchronous mass nesting ⓘ
order	Testudines ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
prey	algae ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ jellyfish ⓘ mollusks ⓘ
protectedBy	international conservation agreements ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
sexualMaturityAge	about 10 to 15 years ⓘ
shellColor	olive ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	bycatch in fisheries ⓘ coastal habitat loss ⓘ egg harvesting ⓘ illegal hunting ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ
yearDescribed	1829 ⓘ