Photo by USFWS
Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Category: Sea Turtles
Scientific Name: Lepidochelys kempii
Size: Up to 28 in, (70 cm)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America, Bahamas, Yucatan peninsula
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
└Reptilia (Superclass)
└Testudines (Order)
└Chelonioidea (Superfamily)
└Cheloniidae (Family)
└Lepidochelys (Genus)
└L. kempii (Species)
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