Olive ridley turtle  (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Range

Found in tropical regions of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, excluding the Caribbean. The largest nesting colonies occur in Mexico, Costa Rica (6) and the Orissa coast, India (5).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The olive ridley turtle inhabits tropical waters, and adults are known to be pelagic, feeding in the open ocean (7). Nesting tends to occur on mainland shores, on wide beaches that are often close to river or estuary mouths (6).

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