Lepidochelys olivacea

Lepidochelys olivacea
Distribution of Lepidochelys olivacea. Red circles are major nesting grounds; yellow circles are minor nesting beaches.

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Chelonioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Chelonioidea

Familia: Cheloniidae
Subfamilia: Carettinae
Genus: Lepidochelys
Species: Lepidochelys olivacea

Name

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Holotype: USNM 243393 [Caretta remivaga]

References

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Vernacular names

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čeština: Kareta zelenavá
Deutsch: Oliv-Bastardschildkröte
English: Olive ridley sea turtle
magyar: Olajzöld fattyúteknős
日本語: ヒメウミガメ
português: Tartaruga-oliva
ไทย: เต่าหญ้า, เต่าสังกะสี
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