
Olive ridley sea turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Also called Tortuga golfina
- Grows to
- 76 cm (2.5 ft)
- Group
- Sea turtle
- Family
- Cheloniidae
Where to see it
Known from Egyptian Red Sea, Galápagos, Hawaii, Maldives, Pacific Costa Rica and Philippines.
Source: GBIF.
Often confused with
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