Olive ridley turtle  (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Cheloniidae
Genus Lepidochelys (1)
Size Carapace length: 50 - 75 cm (1)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1). Listed on Appendix I of CITES (12) and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (13).