AROD > Reptiles / Testudines / Cheloniidae / Lepidochelys
Ridley turtles
Lepidochelys
- Fitzinger, 1843
| Pronunciation: | LEP-id-oh-KEE-lis | |||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'scaly-turtle'. | |||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at 70 cm Longest Australian species: olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at up to 70 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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