Lepidochelys, the ridley sea turtles, is a genus in the family Cheloniidae comprising two species, Kemp's ridley and the olive ridley, the smallest living sea turtles, with adults reaching 51 to 71 centimeters in length and 36 to 50 kilograms in weight. They feed on crabs, fish, cephalopods, clams and some marine vegetation; Kemp's ridley nests chiefly in Mexico and is listed as an endangered species in the United States, and the origin of the name ridley remains uncertain, with the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacepede once calling them bastard turtles.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Wikidata)
Source Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Wikidata)
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1. Ridley sea turtle (Wikipedia)
2. Wikipedia: Ridley sea turtle
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Sea Turtle Genera, Lead
Ridley sea turtles are a genus (Lepidochelys) of sea turtle comprising two species: Kemp's ridley sea turtle and the olive ridley sea turtle.
View the SourceWikidata: Lepidochelys
Wikidata Q810578, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q810578 (Lepidochelys)View the Source Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q810578 (Lepidochelys)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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