Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 22nd, 2024.
 
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Genus
Lepidochelys
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Ridley Sea Turtles
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Bastardschildkröten
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Bastardskildpadder
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1843 |  |
Lepidochelys Fitzinger (type species: Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz 1829) |
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1873 | |
Cephalochelys Gray (type species: Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873 [nomen nudum]; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1880 | |
Colpochelys Garman (type species: Thalassochelys kempii Garman 1880; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
Algeria,
Angola,
Anguilla,
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Bahamas,
Bahrain,
Bangladesh,
Barbados,
Benin,
Bermuda,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Amapa,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Espirito Santo,
Maranhao,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco
[incl.
Fernando do Noronha],
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe),
British Virgin Islands,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
Cameroon,
Canada
(Newfoundland & Labrador
[Newfoundland],
Nova Scotia),
Cape Verde,
Cayman Islands,
Chile,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Jiangsu,
Zhejiang),
Clipperton,
Colombia,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Costa Rica
(incl.
Isla del Coco),
Cuba,
Curacao,
Denmark,
Djibouti,
Dominica,
Dominican Republic,
East Timor,
Easter Island,
Ecuador
(incl.
Galapagos Islands),
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Corisco Island),
Eritrea,
Fiji,
France,
French Guiana,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Grenada,
Guadeloupe,
Guam,
Guatemala,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Guyana,
Haiti,
Honduras,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Lakshadweep,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Sumatra,
Supiori,
Western New Guinea),
Iran,
Iraq,
Italy
(incl.
Sicily),
Ivory Coast,
Jamaica,
Japan
(incl.
Bonin Islands),
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Liberia,
Madagascar,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Maldives,
Marshall Islands,
Martinique,
Mauritania,
Mauritius,
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur,
Campeche,
Chiapas,
Colima
(incl.
Revillagigedo Islands),
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Micronesia,
Morocco,
Mozambique,
Myanmar,
Namibia,
Netherlands,
New Caledonia,
New Zealand
(incl.
South Island),
Nicaragua,
Nigeria,
North Korea,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oman
(incl.
Masirah),
Pakistan,
Palau,
Panama,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands,
New Britain,
Eastern New Guinea,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Peru,
Philippines
(incl.
Mindanao),
Portugal
(incl.
Azores,
Madeira),
Puerto Rico,
Qatar,
Republic of Ireland,
Reunion,
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Kitts & Nevis,
Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines,
Sao Tome & Principe
(incl.
Sao Tome),
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Solomon Islands,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal),
South Korea,
Spain,
Sri Lanka,
Sudan,
Surinam,
Taiwan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Pemba,
Zanzibar),
Thailand,
Togo,
Tonga,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
U.S. Virgin Islands,
United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom
(England,
Scotland,
Wales),
Uruguay,
USA
(Alabama,
Alaska,
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
New Jersey,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
Oregon),
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Texas,
Virginia).
Vanuatu,
Venezuela
(incl.
Isla Margarita),
Vietnam,
Yemen.
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Lepidochelys kempii
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Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle, Bastard Turtle, (Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle)
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Atlantische Bastardschildkröte, (Kemps Bastardschildkröte)
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Atlantisk Bastardskildpadde, Atlantisk Ridley, (Kemps Ridley)
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1880 | |
Thalassochelys kempii Garman |
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Lepidochelys kempii Baur 1890 |
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Colpochelys kempi Hay 1908 |
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Caretta kempii Siebenrock 1909 |
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Lepidochelys olivacea kempi Deraniyagala 1939 |
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Colpochelys olivacea cempii [lapsus] Peters in Deckert 1967 |
Remarks:
Not listed for Algeria by Rouag, Ziane & Sousa (2024).
Distribution:
Caribbean Sea, N. Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea.
Reported from:
Algeria,
Anguilla,
Bahamas,
Barbados,
Bermuda,
British Virgin Islands,
Canada
(Newfoundland & Labrador
[Newfoundland],
Nova Scotia),
Cayman Islands,
Denmark,
France,
Italy
(incl.
Sicily),
Mauritania,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Morocco,
Netherlands,
Portugal
(incl.
Azores,
Madeira),
Republic of Ireland,
Spain,
United Kingdom
(England,
Scotland,
Wales),
USA
(Alabama,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
New Jersey,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Texas,
Virginia).
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Lepidochelys olivacea
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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Pacific Ridley Sea Turtle
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Gewöhnliche Bastardschildkröte
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Olivengrøn Bastardskildpadde
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1829 | |
Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz |
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Chelonia caretta olivacea Gray 1831 |
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Caretta olivacea Rüppell 1835 |
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Thalassochelys olivacea Fitzinger 1843 |
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Caouana olivacea Gray 1844 |
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Lepidochelys olivacea Girard 1858 |
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Caretta caretta olivacea Deraniyagala 1930 |
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1820 | |
Chelonia multiscutata Kuhl [nomen oblitum & suppressum] (ICZN 1963 (Opinion 660); Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1829 | |
Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz |
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1835 | |
Chelonia dussumierii Duméril & Bibron [substitute name for Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz 1829] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Lepidochelys dussumieri Girard 1858 |
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1873 | |
Cephalochelys oceanica Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1887 | |
Thalassiochelys tarapacona Philippi (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1899 | |
Thalassochelys controversa Philippi (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1908 | |
Caretta remivaga Hay (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Lepidochelys olivacea remivaga Schmidt 1953 |
Remarks:
Not mentioned for Guyana by Kuijpers (2024).
Distribution:
Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
Angola,
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Bahamas,
Bahrain,
Bangladesh,
Barbados,
Benin,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Amapa,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Espirito Santo,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Maranhao,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco
[incl.
Fernando do Noronha],
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe),
British Virgin Islands,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
Cameroon,
Cape Verde,
Chile,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Jiangsu,
Zhejiang),
Clipperton,
Colombia,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Costa Rica
(incl.
Isla del Coco),
Cuba,
Curacao,
Djibouti,
Dominica,
Dominican Republic,
East Timor,
Easter Island,
Ecuador
(incl.
Galapagos Islands),
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Corisco Island),
Eritrea,
Fiji,
French Guiana,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Grenada,
Guadeloupe,
Guam,
Guatemala,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Guyana,
Haiti,
Honduras,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Lakshadweep,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Sumatra,
Supiori,
Western New Guinea),
Iran,
Iraq,
Ivory Coast,
Jamaica,
Japan
(incl.
Bonin Islands),
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Liberia,
Madagascar,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Maldives,
Marshall Islands,
Martinique,
Mauritania,
Mauritius,
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur,
Chiapas,
Colima
(incl.
Revillagigedo Islands),
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Sinaloa,
Sonora),
Micronesia,
Morocco,
Mozambique,
Myanmar,
Namibia,
New Caledonia,
New Zealand
(incl.
South Island),
Nicaragua,
Nigeria,
North Korea,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oman
(incl.
Masirah),
Pakistan,
Palau,
Panama,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands,
New Britain,
Eastern New Guinea,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Peru,
Philippines
(incl.
Mindanao),
Portugal
(Azores),
Puerto Rico,
Qatar,
Reunion,
Saint Kitts & Nevis,
Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines,
Sao Tome & Principe
(Principe,
Sao Tome),
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Singapore,
Solomon Islands,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal),
South Korea,
Spain,
Sri Lanka,
Sudan,
Surinam,
Taiwan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Pemba,
Zanzibar),
Thailand,
Togo,
Tonga,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
U.S. Virgin Islands,
United Arab Emirates,
Uruguay,
USA
(Alaska,
California,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Oregon),
Vanuatu,
Venezuela
(incl.
Isla Margarita),
Vietnam,
Yemen.
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Lepidochelys olivacea
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