Image: Lepidochelys kempii distribution map
Description: This is a distribution map of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii). It is based on maps and information from the following: Ernst, Carl H. and Jeffrey E. Lovich. 2009. Turtles of the United States and Canada (2nd. ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland. xii, 827 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-9121-2; Iverson, John B. 1992. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. Green Nature Books. Homestead Florida. 363 pp. ISBN 1-888089-23-7 Morreale, Stephen J., pamrls T. Plotkin, Donna J. Shaver, and Heather J. Kalb. 2007. Adult Migration and Habitat Utilization: Ridley Turtles in the Element. 213-229 pp. In Pamela T. Plotkin (editor). Biology and Conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland. x, 356 pp. ISBN 13-978-0-80818611-9 Wilson, Robert V. and George R. Zug. 1991. Lepidochelys kempii. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 509.1-509.8 pp. Distribution of Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): red dot, primary nesting beach; green = primary adult male range; dark blue = primary adult female range; mid-blue = juvenile and sub-adult range; light blue = accidentals and vagrants (>95% juveniles and sub-adults), black dots = verified records based on Wilson & Zug (1991) and Iverson (1992).
Title: Lepidochelys kempii distribution map
Credit: Own work
Author: William L. Farr
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