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Ridley sea turtle, the Glossary

Index Ridley sea turtle

Ridley sea turtles are a genus (Lepidochelys) of sea turtle comprising two species: Kemp's ridley sea turtle and the olive ridley sea turtle.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Archie Carr, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Cephalopod, Crab, Fish, Fishing tackle, Florida, Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Leopold Fitzinger, Olive ridley sea turtle.

  2. Lepidochelys

Archie Carr

Archibald Fairly Carr Jr. (June 16, 1909 – May 21, 1987) was an American herpetologist, ecologist, and conservationist.

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Bernard Germain de Lacépède

Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède (26 December 17566 October 1825) was a French naturalist and an active freemason.

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Cephalopod

A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural κεφαλόποδες,; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus.

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Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax (brachyura means "short tail" in Greek).

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Fish

A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.

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Fishing tackle

Fishing tackle is the equipment used by anglers when fishing.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831)Sterling (1997) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist.

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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 the world's most endangered species of sea turtle. Ridley sea turtle and Kemp's ridley sea turtle are Lepidochelys.

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Leopold Fitzinger

Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger (13 April 1802 – 20 September 1884) was an Austrian zoologist.

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Olive ridley sea turtle

The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. Ridley sea turtle and olive ridley sea turtle are Lepidochelys.

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See also

Lepidochelys

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_sea_turtle

Also known as Bastard turtle, Lepidochelys, Ridley Sea Turtles, Ridley turtle.