Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea is commonly referred to as Olive Ridley Turtle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9042 

AphiaID:

220293 

Scientific:

Lepidochelys olivacea 

German:

Oliv-Bastardschildkröte 

English:

Olive Ridley Turtle 

Category:

Reptiles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Testudines (Order) > Cheloniidae (Family) > Lepidochelys (Genus) > olivacea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Eschscholtz, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Circumtropic, Indo Pacific, Taiwan 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Size:

25.59" - 27.56" (65cm - 70cm) 

Weight:

43.4 kg 

Temperature:

°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Herbivorous, Hermit crabs, Jellyfish, omnivore, Sea snakes, Sea urchins, Sepia, Snails 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix I (trade generally prohibited)) 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Lepidochelys kempii
  Atlantik-Bastardschildkröte, Kemp's Bastardschildkröte, Karibik-Bastardschildkröte, Kemp's-Ridley-Schildkröte
• 
  Lepidochelys olivacea
  Oliv-Bastardschildkröte

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-12-15 13:03:05 

Last edit:

2023-09-09 14:00:54 

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