Kemp's ridley - Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Not evaluated (IUCN) |
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Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 9 other international agreements |
Most preferred habitats |
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Natura 2000 species code | 1226 |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Critically endangered
Europe
Not evaluated
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Common names and synonyms
Common Name | Language | Reference |
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Kemp's ridley | English | Gasc J.P. and al. |
Kemps Schildkröte | German | Gasc J.P. and al. |
Tortue de Kemp | French | Gasc J.P. and al. |
Other resources
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary | |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Species+ | Species+ by UNEP-WCMC |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
External data
Reportnet deliveries
Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.
Released | Coverage | Envelope | File |
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2013-12-18 | Netherlands | NL 2013 report art. 17 | NL_species_reports_2013-12-09compleet2.xml |
2013-12-04 | Italy | 3rd Italian national report 2013 | IT_species_reports.xml |
2013-10-10 | United Kingdom | Habitats Directive Article 17 2013 2nd submission UK | GB_species_reports-13925-15297.xml |
2013-09-18 | Portugal | Relatorio nacional sobre a implementacao da Directiva Habitats 2013 | PT_species_reports.xml |
2013-09-11 | Spain | Habitats Directive: Report Art.17 2007-2012 | ES_species_reports |
2008-07-07 | Spain | Spain's delivery of 3 July | Lepidochelys kempii |
2008-03-17 | Netherlands | NL Report HR 2007 | Species questionnaire for Lepidochelys kempii |
2008-03-05 | Italy | Italy | Lepidochelys kempii |