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Scientific Name
Lepidochelys kempii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Kemp's Ridley Seaturtle
Park Synonyms
Lepidochelys kempi
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Chelonioidea |
| Family | Cheloniidae |
| Subfamily | Carettinae |
| Genus | Lepidochelys |
| Species | Lepidochelys kempii |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Fabre, 2007: See Observation evidence below./; Data Source: Cook, 2005
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S1N; State Protected Status=E; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=T; Global Rank=G1./Listed as Federally Endangered throughout its entire range./March, 2005: Listed as E in New Jersey (NJDEP Fish and Wildlife)(Lepidochelys kempi) ./
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Data Source: Cook, 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Linda Fabre
Created Date
3/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Lepidochelys kempi (TSN173839) for additional information regarding this species presence at GATE.
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