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Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

Classification

Order

Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), also called commonly the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, and Kemp's ridley, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. L. kempii is the rarest species of sea turtle and is the world's most endangered species of sea turtle as well as the smallest.

Distribution

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France · 24United Kingdom · 18Netherlands · 3Spain · 2