Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lepidochelys olivacea
Tortuga marina golfina, Tortuga marina escamosa, Olive ridley turtle
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Cheloniidae
Genus
Lepidochelys
Species
olivacea
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829, Lepidochelys olivacea remivaga (Hay, 1908), Caretta remivaga Hay, 1908.
Taxon origin: Migrant
Distribution: This species is distributed in the northern part of the Archipelago, from Marchena, Pinta to Darwin and Wolf.
- Zarate, P. Dutton, P. (2002) Tortuga verde. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.): Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 305–323.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
- Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping