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12-22-2016

Lepidochelys kempii

Lepidochelys kempii NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological  communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, also called the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, is the rarest species of sea turtle and is the world’s most endangered species of sea turtles. It is one of two living species in the genus Lepidochelys.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. At least one source also refers to Kemp’s ridley as a “heartbreak turtle”. In her book The Great Ridley Rescue, Pamela Philips claimed the name was coined by fishermen who witnessed the turtles dying after being “turned turtle” (on their backs). The fishermen said the turtles “died of a broken heart”.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.

Detailed information
Full Name: Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Reptiles
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 12/02/1970 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia
  • US Counties in which the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, Wherever found is known to occur: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
  • Countries in which the the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, Wherever found is known to occur: Mexico, United States
  • Additional species information
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
03/16/2010 75 FR 12496 12497 Notice of availability of Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
03/23/1999 64 FR 14052 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule
03/22/1991 56 FR 12185 12186 ETWP; Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Designation Petition; 56 FR 12185 12186
06/29/1987 52 FR 24244 24262 NOAA--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; 52 FR 24244- 24262
11/29/1978 43 FR 55806 55809 Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the for Kemp's Ridley and Loggerhead Sea Turtles
10/04/1978 43 FR 45905 45909 Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Kemp's Ridley and Loggerhead Sea Turtles
12/02/1970 35 FR 18319 18322 List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 18319 18322
07/30/1970 35 FR 12222 12225 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife); 35 FR 12222 12225
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/22/2011 Bi-National Recovery Plan for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) SECOND REVISION View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
Date
Citation Page
Title
03/23/1999 64 FR 14052 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule
06/29/1987 52 FR 24244 24262 NOAA--Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements; 52 FR 24244- 24262
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/22/2011 Bi-National Recovery Plan for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) SECOND REVISION View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/16/2010 75 FR 12496 12497 Notice of availability of Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
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