WoRMS taxon details
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
220293 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220293)
accepted
Species
Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 · unaccepted
marine
Not documented
Distribution cosmopolitan in warm water (not N Atlantic)
Distribution cosmopolitan in warm water (not N Atlantic) [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2025). The Reptile Database. Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220293 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G. (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. <em>FAO, Rome.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tsang, E. & Milicich, M. (1999) Study on the suitability of South Lamma to be established as marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Quiñones, J.; Paredes, E.; Quispe, S.; Delgado, L. (2015). Tortugas marinas durante el 2010 en Pisco, Perú. <em>Inf Inst Mar Perú.</em> 42(4): 516-525. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Quiñones, J.; Paredes, E.; Quispe, S.; Delgado, L. (2015). Tortugas marinas durante el 2010 en Pisco, Perú. <em>Inf Inst Mar Perú.</em> 42(4): 516-525. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan in warm water (not N Atlantic) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | warana | [details] |
| English | Pacific ridley turtleolive ridely | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒメウミガメ | [details] |
| Turkish | zeytin renkli kaplumbaga | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (156 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (125 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidochelys olivacea)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (382 nucleotides; 171 proteins)
To GenBank (382 nucleotides; 171 proteins) (from synonym Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 243393 skull dorsal)
To The Reptile Database
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (125 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidochelys olivacea)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (382 nucleotides; 171 proteins)
To GenBank (382 nucleotides; 171 proteins) (from synonym Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 243393 skull dorsal)
To The Reptile Database
To ITIS
