Published on 21 March was a review of the literature and overview of the contemporary use of aquatic megafauna (cetaceans, sirenians, chelonians, and crocodylians) in the global tropics and subtropics, for 37 species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
Lepidochelys kempii
| CMS Instruments | CMS, Atlantic Turtles |
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| IUCN Status | Critically endangered |
| Date of entry in Appendix I | 1979 |
| Date of entry in Appendix II | 1979 |
| Countries | Algeria, Canada, Cuba, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United States of America |
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| English | Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Atlantic Ridley Turtle |
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| French | Tortue De Ridley, Caret Des Antilles |
| Spanish | Tortuga lora |
| German | Atlantische bastardschildkröte |
| Class | Reptilia |
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| Order | Testudinata |
| Family | Cheloniidae |
| Scientific name | Lepidochelys kempii |
| Author | (Garman, 1880) |
| Standard reference | Eckert, K.L., Bjorndal, K.A., Abreu-Grobois, F.A. and Donnelly, M. (Eds) (1999). Research and management techniques for the conservation of sea turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Publication No.4. |
| Additional notes | In Effect 7/1/1999 |
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