Species profile—Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley turtle)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Cheloniidae (sea turtles) → Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley turtle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Cheloniidae (sea turtles)
- Scientific name
- Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
- Common name
- olive ridley turtle
- WildNet taxon ID
- 41
- Alternate name(s)
- Pacific ridley
Pacific turtle - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=41
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
