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Kemp's ridley sea turtle facts for kids

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Lepidochelys kempii
Kemp's ridley sea turtle

Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), also called the Atlantic ridley sea turtle. is the rarest species of sea turtle and is critically endangered.

It is one of two living species in the genus Lepidochelys (the other one being L. olivacea, the olive ridley sea turtle).

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  • Lepidochelys kempii distribution map

    Distribution of Kemp's ridley sea turtle: red dot = primary nesting beach; green= adult male range; dark blue = adult female range; mid-blue = juvenile and subadult range; arrows = Gulf Stream; light blue = accidentals and vagrants (95% juveniles and subadults), black dots = verified records

  • Kempsnests2013

    Kemp's ridley nests found on the Texas coast 1985-2013

  • Kemp's Ridley Hatchlings

    Kemp's ridley hatchlings. Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 2017

  • Kemp's Ridley arribada

    A Kemp's ridley arribada in Rancho Nuevo beach, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 2017

  • Turtle hatchling close-up, Texas (5984381381)

    Hatchling

  • Lepidochelys kempii baby turtle

    Hatchling

  • Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle, Texas (5984946972)

    Juvenile turtle

  • Kemp's Ridley sea turtle nesting

    Adult turtle nesting

  • Lepidochelys kempii, Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, Tamaulipas

    Nesting female returning to sea

  • Kemp ridley sea turtle endangered species washes up on the beach

    Deceased adult

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