45+ Kemp Ridley Sea Turtle Characteristics US. The kemp's ridley turtle is the world's most endangered sea turtle. Kemp's ridley sea turtle (lepidochelys kempii) with satellite tag curing to shell.
Kemp S Ridley Facts Tecolutla Turtle Preservation Project from farm6.static.flickr.com Kemp's ridley turtles have 5 central scutes and 5 lateral scutes. Kemp's ridley sea turtles are currently on the new york and united states lists of endangered species. Kemp's ridley sea turtle (lepidochelys kempii), or atlantic ridley sea turtle is the rarest sea turtle and is critically endangered.
Kemp's ridley sea turtles are found primarily in the gulf of mexico.
A kemp's ridley sea turtle ready to be returned to the wild after being cleaned and rehabilitated during an oil spill. 50 years ago the species narrowly avoided extinction, and even today is kemp's ridley sea turtle is the world's smallest sea turtle. Kemp's ridley sea turtles are currently on the new york and united states lists of endangered species. Kemp's ridley sea turtles are also somewhat unique in that they often reproduce in large aggregations known as arribadas which occur only a few times in a season (bevan et al., 2016).
