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Scientific Name

Lepidochelys kempii

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)

Park

Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Park Synonyms

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

Probably Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

dskidds@nps.gov

Created Date

2/14/2017 7:22:13 AM

Last Modified By

dskidds@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

2/14/2017 7:22:47 AM

Notes

This is based on the results of the FY15 BRD T&E data call, per Bill Hulslander (Bill_Hulslander@nps.gov; 410-629-6061). Was verified by Park and by Region

Other Parks

Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)

NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

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