The majority of them are olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (EN). From Wordnik.com. [Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica] Reference
Synopsis of biological data on the Kemp´s ridley turtle, Lepidochelys kempi. From Wordnik.com. [Western Gulf coastal grasslands] Reference
The Santa Isabel reserve is the most important Brazilian nesting site of Lepidochelys olivacea. From Wordnik.com. [Rio São Francisco mangroves] Reference
Sea turtles including the endangered olive ridleys turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nest on the sand and shell beaches. From Wordnik.com. [Guianan mangroves] Reference
Four species of marine turtle have been recorded from the area, olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea (EN) being the most abundant. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans, Bangladesh] Reference
Non-breeding green turtles Chelonia mydas are also resident and hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata and olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea turtles visit the coast. From Wordnik.com. [Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa] Reference
Among the 5 species of sea turtles recorded in Brazil, at least 4 (Chelonya midas, Caretta caretta, Eretmochelys imbricata, and Lepidochelys olivacea) nest in the beaches of this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Rio São Francisco mangroves] Reference
Five sea turtles species (Caretta caretta, Chelonya midas, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, and Lepidochelys olivacea) are found along this ecoregion and possibly use mangroves as feeding sites. From Wordnik.com. [Bahia mangroves] Reference
Other sea turtles likely using the islands are the Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriancea), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta gigas), and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys ambricata). From Wordnik.com. [Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests] Reference
Four species of endangered sea turtle use the coast of Nayarit as a nesting site including leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas). From Wordnik.com. [Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves] Reference
In the Gamba complex of protected areas, it is noteworthy that all three species of African crocodiles are found (Crocodylus niloticus, Crocodylus cataphractus, Osteolaemis tetraspis) and at least four species of marine turtles frequent the beaches during the nesting season (Lepidochelys olivacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea). From Wordnik.com. [Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests] Reference
(Chelonia agassizii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Guyana beaches are nesting grounds for four of the world's seven known sea turtle species: olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea). From Wordnik.com. Reference
Those globally threatened include loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (EN), green turtle Chelonia mydas (EN), hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (EN), olive Ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (EN) and pignosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta (VU). From Wordnik.com. [Kakadu National Park, Australia] Reference
Reptiles of interest are Caiman crocodilus, several species of anolis lizard (Anolis spp.), iguana (Iguana iguana), Boa constrictor, loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). From Wordnik.com. [Lesser Antilles mangroves] Reference
Reptiles such as the Basilisk lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus), snakes (Boa constrictor) American crocodile (Crocodilus acutus), spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Ctenosaur (Ctenosaura similis), iguana (Iguana iguana), and a few species of sea turtle such as the Pacific Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). From Wordnik.com. [Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves] Reference
Marine animals such as bottlenose dolphins (Tursips truncates), spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata), spinner dolphin (S. longirostris), 5 species of whales occur, Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmocchelys imbricata), and olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) are just a few that take advantage of the wealth of resources provided by the mangrove ecosystem. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves] Reference
The nesting beach of the Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), the most endangered sea turtle, was unknown until its discovery about half a century ago at Rancho Nuevo in Tamaulipas where virtually the entire population nests. From Wordnik.com. [Western Gulf coastal grasslands] Reference
Lepidochelys kempi - Atlantic ridley turtle. From Wordnik.com. [Reptile] Reference
Atlantic ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempi). From Wordnik.com. [Reptile families] Reference
It is not just terrestrial animals that suffer – all six Atlantic species of sea turtles Chelonia mydas (green turtle), Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback), Eretmochelys imbricate (hawksbill), Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley), Caretta caretta (loggerhead) and Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp’s ridley) fall prey to poachers. From Wordnik.com. [Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of armed conflict in Africa] Reference
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