Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Description
The olive ridley turtle is the smallest of the marine turtles (4). The carapace of this turtle is olive coloured and relatively heart-shaped, whilst the undersurface is a greenish white (5). It can be distinguished from the closely related Kemp's ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) by the possession of more than five bony plates, or scutes, running the length of the carapace; Kemp's ridley has only five (5).
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