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2 Data Sources
critically endangered
Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii
Also known as: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle • Atlantic ridley • Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Cheloniidae• Order: Testudines
🛡️ Conservation Status
critically endangered
cr
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Atlantic ridley, Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, Atlantic Ridley, Kemps Ridley Seaturtle, Atlantic Ridley, Kem´s ridley, Kemp's Ridley turtle, Gulf Ridley, Kemp's Ridley, Mexican Ridley, Kemp’s ridley turtle, Penyu kempi, kemps ridley, Kemp's ridely, Kemp's ridley
Conservation Status:
critically endangered
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
7
Countries
Top Locations
Texas, US
1
Birch Head, Northport
1
Golfe du Saint-Laurent, Grosse-Île, QC, CA
1
Massachusetts, US
1
Florida, US
1
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First: 9/6/2017 · Latest: 11/19/2025
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