Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Turtles Chelonioidea Cheloniidae Africa Asia Australia Central America Europe Malay Archipelago Middle East North America South America West Indies Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Pacific Ocean Taxonomy of the genus Lepidochelys Biodiversity of the family Cheloniidae Bibliography of the genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles) (Reptilia: Testudines: Cheloniidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Lepidochelys in general Anonymous. 1966. Tragedy of a turtle. Oryx 8: 288. Bowen, B.W.; Clark, A.M.; Abreu-Grobois, F.A.; Chaves, A.; Reichart, H.A.; Ferl, R.J. 1998. Global phylogeography of the ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys spp.) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Genetica (Dordrecht) 101(3): 179-189. Caldwell, D.K. 1966. A nesting report on the American ridley. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 1: 10-13, 30. Carr, A. 1957. Notes on the zoogeography of the Atlantic Sea Turtles of the genus Lepidochelys. Revista de Biologia Tropical 5(1): 45-61. Carr, A. 1961. The ridley mystery today. Animal Kingdom 64: 7-12. Cherfas, J. 1978. A tale of two turtles. New Scientist 78(1104): 513-516. Cornelius, S.E.; Arauz, R.; Frétey, J.; Godfrey, M.H.; Marquez-Milan, R.; Shanker, K. 2007. Effect of land-based harvest of Lepidochelys. pp. 230-251. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Cornelius, S.E.; Robinson, D.C. 1982. Tag recoveries for ridleys nesting in Costa Rica. Marine Turtle Newsletter 21: 2-3. Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1961. Some little known characters of the two subspecies of Lepidochelys olivacea. Spolia Zeylanica 29: 196-201. Donoso-Barros, R. 1964. Nota sobre Lepidochelys bi en las costas de Cumana. Lagena 2: 20-21. Frazier, J.; Arauz, R.; Chevalier, J.; Formia, A.; Frétey, J.; Godfrey, M.H.; Marquez-Milan, R.; Pandav, B.; Shanker, K. 2007. Human-turtle interactions at sea. pp. 252-295. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Fretey, J. 1999. Repartition des tortues du genre Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843. 1. L'Atlantique ouest. Biogeographica (Paris) 75(3): 97-117. Hughes, G. 1974. Riddles of ridleys. Bulletin S. Afr. Ass. mar. biol. Res. 9 [1971]: 12-14. Kichler Holder, K.; Holder, M.T. 2007. Phylogeography and population genetics. pp. 106-117. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Lazell, J.D. 1977. Notched ridley found. 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The status of the Sea Turtles of the genera Caretta and Lepidochelys in Japanese waters (Testudinata: Cheloniidae). Acta Herpetologica Japonica 2: 31-35. Plotkin, P.T. (ed.) 2007. Biology and conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Plotkin, P.T. 2007. Near extinction and recovery. pp. 336-339. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Pritchard, P.C.H. 1969. Oceans. No. 299. Ridley turtles - conservation programme in Mexico. Yearbook World Wildlife Fund 1968: 155-157, 241. Pritchard, P.C.H. 2007. Arribadas I have known. pp. 6-21. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Pritchard, P.C.H. 2007. Evolutionary relationships, osteology, morphology, and zoogeography of ridley Sea Turtles. pp. 44-57. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Pritchard, P.C.H.; Frazer, N.B. 1984. Comment: captive breeding of ridleys. Marine Turtle Newsletter 31: 8. Rostal, D.C. 2007. Reproductive physiology of the ridley Sea Turtle. pp. 150-165. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Wibbels, T. 2007. Sex determination and sex ratios in ridley turtles. pp. 166-189. In: Plotkin, P.T. (ed.). Biology and conservation of ridley sea turtles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 356 pp. Zug, G.R.; Ernst, C.H. 1994. Lepidochelys. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 587: 1-6. Lepidochelys kempii Anonymous. 1964. Turtles breeding place. Oryx 7: 144-145. Anonymous. 1981. Unique headstart program aims to save Sea Turtles. U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Fisheries Review 43(7): 26. Anonymous. 1989. 1,100 endangered turtles get head start in Gulf. U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Fisheries Review 50(3): 58. Anonymous. 1989. Abstracts of poster presentations from the 2nd Western Atlantic Turtle Symposium, October 12-16, 1987, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Memorandum NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) SEFC (Southeast Fisheries Center) 226: 301-352. Anonymous. 2013. Estimated Loggerhead and unidentified hard-shelled turtle interactions in Mid-Atlantic gillnet gear, 2007-2011. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE 225: 1-20. Adams, D.E. 1966. Operation: Padre Island. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 1(1): 18-20. Aguayo, C.G. 1953. La tortuga bastarda (Lepidochelys olivacea kempii) en Cuba. Mem. Soc. cubana Hist. nat. 21(2): 211-219. Allen, C.H. 1992. It's time to give Kemp's Ridley head-starting a fair and scientific evaluation! Marine Turtle Newsletter 56: 21-24. Allen, C.H.; Barr, A.L. 1989. 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