Olive ridley sea turtle

Olive ridley sea turtle
	Olive ridley sea turtle at Kélonia, an aquarium in Saint-Leu, Réunion
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Cheloniidae
Genus:	Lepidochelys
Species:	L. olivacea
Binomial name
	Lepidochelys olivacea; (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Synonyms
	? Testudo mydas minor ; Suckow, 1758 ; (nomen suppressum); Chelonia multiscutata ; Kuhl, 1820 ; (nomen oblitum et suppressum); Chelonia olivacea ; Eschscholtz, 1829; Chelonia caretta var. olivacea ; — Gray, 1831; Chelonia dussumierii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Caretta olivacea ; — Rüppell, 1835; Thalassochelys (Lepidochelys) olivacea ; — Fitzinger, 1843; Caouana olivacea ; — Gray, 1844; Caouana ruppellii ; Gray, 1844 ; (nomen nudum); Chelonia subcarinata ; Rüppell, 1844 ; (nomen nudum); Caouana dessumierii [sic] ; A. Smith, 1849 ; (ex errore); Chelonia dussumieri [sic] ; Agassiz, 1857 ; (ex errore); Chelonia polyaspis ; Bleeker, 1857 ; (nomen nudum); Lepidochelys dussumieri ; — Girard, 1858; Lepidochelys olivacea ; — Girard, 1858; Chelonia dubia ; Bleeker, 1864 ; (nomen nudum); Cephalochelys oceanica ; Gray, 1873 ; (nomen nudum); Cephalochelys oceanica ; Gray, 1873; Thalassiochelys tarapacona ; Philippi, 1887; Thalassochelys tarapacana [sic]; Philippi, 1887 ; (ex errore); Thalassochelys tarapacona ; — Boulenger, 1889; Chelonia olivaccea [sic] ; Velasco, 1892 ; (ex errore); Thalassochelys controversa ; Philippi, 1899; Caretta remivaga ; O.P. Hay, 1908; Caretta caretta var. olivacea ; — Deraniyagala, 1930; Lepidochelys olivacea olivacea ; — Deraniyagala, 1943; Caretta olivacea olivacea ; — Mertens, 1952; Lepidochelys olivacea remivaga ; — Schmidt, 1953; Caouana rueppellii [sic] ; Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 ; (ex errore); Lepidochelis olivacea ; — Tamayo, 1962; Lepidochelys olivaceas [sic] ; Kesteven, 1969 ; (ex errore); Chelonia multicustata [sic] ; Márquez, 1990 ; (ex errore);

The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. L. olivacea is found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

This turtle and the related Kemp's ridley turtle are best known for their unique synchronised mass nestings called arribadas, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.

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