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Scientific Name
Lepidochelys kempii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)
Park
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
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
Data Source: Okeanos, 1994; Sadove, 1993; USFWS, 1997
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Federal Status=Endangered./NY DEC Heritage online, 2003: Global Rank=G1; State Rank= S1N; State Status= E./
Seasonality Tags
- Migratory
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
9
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
9/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dskidds@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/25/2013 2:23:03 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Okeanos, 1994; Sadove, 1993; USFWS, 1997; Occurrence, residency, nativity, abundance updated 9/25/2013 per Lindsay Reis, FIIS Biologist
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