Lepidochelys kempii

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Lepidochelys kempii, commonly known as Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, is the smallest and one of the most endangered marine turtle species, found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lepidochelys kempii canonical 2
Atlantic ridley 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine reptile ⓘ
sea turtle ⓘ
species ⓘ
adultCarapaceLength approximately 60–70 cm ⓘ
adultWeight approximately 30–50 kg ⓘ
carapaceColor gray-green ⓘ
carapaceShape almost circular ⓘ
CITESListing Appendix I ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
clutchSize approximately 50–200 eggs ⓘ
commonName Atlantic ridley ⓘ
linked to: Lepidochelys kempii

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle ⓘ
conservationMeasure fishery bycatch reduction devices ⓘ
head-starting programs ⓘ
nesting beach protection ⓘ
describedBy Samuel Garman NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
crabs ⓘ
family Cheloniidae ⓘ
genus Lepidochelys ⓘ
habitat sandy and muddy bottoms ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ
IUCNStatus Critically Endangered ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migration long-distance marine migrations ⓘ
namedAfter Richard M. Kemp ⓘ
nestingBehavior arribada mass nesting ⓘ
nestingConcentration Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico ⓘ
occursIn Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
United States Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
order Testudines ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plastronColor pale yellow ⓘ
primaryRange Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
protectedUnder Mexican wildlife protection laws ⓘ
U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ
range Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
western North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
sexualMaturityAge approximately 10–15 years ⓘ
smallestMarineTurtle true ⓘ
threat coastal habitat loss ⓘ
egg poaching ⓘ
incidental capture in fisheries ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
yearDescribed 1880 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cheloniidae → includesTaxon → Lepidochelys kempii ⓘ
Chelonioidea → includes → Lepidochelys kempii ⓘ
Lepidochelys kempii → commonName → Atlantic ridley ⓘ
linked to: Lepidochelys kempii