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2 Data Sources
vulnerable
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Also known as: Pacific ridley • olive ridley sea turtle • Olive Ridley Turtle
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Cheloniidae• Order: Testudines
🛡️ Conservation Status
vulnerable
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Pacific ridley, olive ridley sea turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley; Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Olive ridley turtle, Olive ridley sea turtle, Olive Ridley, Pacific Ridley, Penyu lekang, Pacific ridley turtle, olive ridely
Conservation Status:
vulnerable
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
6
Countries
Top Locations
El Salvador
1
Mexico
1
Vancouver Island, Port Alberni, BC, CA
1
Monterey, CA, USA
1
Southland, NZ-SO, NZ
1
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First: 8/13/2005 · Latest: 12/29/2025
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