Olive ridley sea turtle

Olive ridley
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Conservation status
	File:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	Lepidochelys
Binomial name
	Lepidochelys olivacea;

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The olive ridley sea turtle, (Lepidochelys olivacea), also called the Pacific ridley, is one of the smallest species of sea turtle. It is named for the olive-green color of its heart-shaped shell. It is one of seven marine turtle species living today.

Sources[change]

↑ Abreu-Grobois, A & Plotkin, P. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) (2008). "Lepidochelys olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] Abreu-Grobois, A & Plotkin, P. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) (2008). "Lepidochelys olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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