Olive ridley sea turtle

Olive ridley
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Family:
Cheloniidae
Genus:
Lepidochelys
Binomial name
Lepidochelys olivacea

The olive ridley sea turtle, (Lepidochelys olivacea), also called the Pacific ridley, is one of the smallest species of sea turtle. It is named for the olive-green color of its heart-shaped shell. It is one of seven marine turtle species living today.

Sources

  1. ↑ Abreu-Grobois, A & Plotkin, P. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) (2008). "Lepidochelys olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)