Ridley sea turtle
| Ridley sea turtle | |
|---|---|
| Researchers collect Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Carettinae |
| Genus: | Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 | |
| Species | |
Ridley sea turtles are a genus (Lepidochelys) of sea turtle comprising two species: Kemp's ridley sea turtle and the olive ridley sea turtle.
Kemp's ridley sea turtles are currently on the New York and United States lists of endangered species.