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Hatching Success of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in Semi‐Natural Nests: A Pilot Assessment of Microclimate Conditions at Batu Hiu Beach [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) continue to experience population pressures across much of their global range, underscoring the need to understand how incubation environments influence reproductive outcomes in conservation settings. Semi‐
Titin Herawati, Indriyani Rahayu, Ismail Maqbul, Arifikriyana Saefuramdhan   +3 more
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First report of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in an olive-ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) from Brazil [PDF]

Helminthologia, 2023
This article reports the first occurrence of Rhytidodes gelatinosus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Rhytidodidae) in the olive-ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines: Chelonidae), in an individual found in the State of Sergipe, Brazil ...
Da Cunha Fernandes J., De Carvalho L. M., Gomes Borges J. C., Parente J. E. V., Werneck M. R.   +4 more
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Nesting Ecology of Lepidochelys olivacea in Lobito, Angola [PDF]

Methods and Protocols, 2023
The scarcity on the Atlantic coast of the African sea turtle population and its dynamics data is well known. This article discusses the nesting ecology methods and analysis of a nascent Angolan project aimed at preserving the nesting female population of
Inês M. Ferreira, Luz Murillo, Jean-Marie Le-Corre, Marco Correia, Rita Anastácio, Mário J. Pereira   +5 more
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Unusual Patterns of Lateral Scutes in Two Olive Ridley Turtles and Their Genetic Assignment to the Thai Andaman Sea Populations of Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 [PDF]

Biology
Two stranded Lepidochelys-like sea turtles were rescued from the Thai Andaman Sea coastline by veterinarians of the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), one in May of 2019 and another in July of 2021. They were first identified as olive ridley turtles
Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Promporn Piboon   +3 more
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Diversity of Epibionts Associated with Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz 1829) Sea Turtles Nesting in the Mexican South Pacific [PDF]

Animals, 2021
The present study contributes to the knowledge of epibionts recorded on sea turtles that nested on a beach in the South Pacific of Mexico. A total of 125 Lepidochelys olivacea turtles nested on Llano Real beach, Guerrero, Mexico, were examined.
Brenda Sarahí Ramos-Rivera, Himmer Castro-Mondragon, José Gabriel Kuk-Dzul, Pedro Flores-Rodríguez, Rafael Flores-Garza   +4 more
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Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) in Olive Ridley Sea turtles Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Testudines: Chelonidae) from the Brazilian coast: New geographic occurrence and associated injuries [PDF]

Helminthologia, 2021
The present study reports the first occurrence of Plesiochorus cymbiformis (Digenea: Gorgoderidae), in two Olive Ridley Sea turtles Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudines: Chelonidae), from the states of São Paulo and Sergipe in Brazilian coast.
Jerdy H., Ferioli R. B., Gallo Neto H., Zíllio M., Monteiro A., Carvalho E. C. Q., Werneck M. R.   +6 more
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Prevalence of Fusarium sp. in juvenile olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) kept at the Centro de Conservación Marina, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is experiencing population declines due to both anthropogenic impacts and emerging biological threats, including fungal pathogens such as Fusarium spp.
Luis S. Figueroa, Jacqueline Escobar, Martín Yllescas   +2 more
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Rediscovering nesting activities of Lepidochelys olivacea along the Dakshina Kannada Coast Karnataka West Coast of India [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study documents the first recorded nesting of Lepidochelys olivacea along the Dakshina Kannada coast in 18 years, marking a significant milestone in regional sea turtle conservation. Between December 2023 to March 2024, 21 nests were recorded across
Thejaswini Shettigar, Shivakumar Haragi, Anthony Mariyappa   +2 more
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Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Omorgus suberosus (Coleoptera: Trogidae) in Lepidochelys olivacea Turtle Nests. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Omorgus suberosus (Fabricius, 1775) has been identified as a potential predator of the eggs of the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) on one of the main turtle nesting beaches in the world, La Escobilla in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Martha L Baena, Federico Escobar, Gonzalo Halffter, Juan H García-Chávez   +3 more
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First Record of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880), in the Waters of Martinique Island (Lesser Antilles) [PDF]

Animals
An adult female Lepidochelys kempii was found trapped in drifting sargassum south of Martinique; this is the southernmost report of this taxon in the Lesser Antilles arc.
Damien Chevallier, Jacques Fretey, Jean Lescure, Marc Girondot   +3 more
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