Kemp's ridley sea turtle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf turtle
gptkbp:clutchSize about 100 eggs
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Atlantic_ridley
gptkb:Kemp's_ridley
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:treaty
head-starting programs
nest protection
gptkbp:conservationStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Samuel_Garman
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:lake
crabs
mollusks
gptkbp:distribution occasionally US Atlantic coast
primarily western Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cheloniidae
gptkbp:features mass synchronized nesting
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1849
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Lepidochelys
gptkbp:hatchlingColor dark gray to black
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kemp's ridley sea turtle
gptkbp:IUCNStatus gptkb:CR
gptkbp:lifespan about 30 years
gptkbp:mainNestingSite gptkb:Rancho_Nuevo,_Tamaulipas,_Mexico
gptkbp:maximumLength about 70 cm
gptkbp:maximumSpeed about 45 kg
gptkbp:migratory long-distance
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Richard_Kemp
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:nesting arribada
gptkbp:predators birds
raccoons
sharks
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act_(USA)
gptkb:CITES_Appendix_I
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Lepidochelys_kempii
gptkbp:shellColor gray-green
gptkbp:smallestSeaTurtle true
gptkbp:species kempii
gptkbp:swimmingAbility up to 2.5 km/h
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
pollution
bycatch
egg harvesting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cheloniidae
gptkb:Chelonioidea
gptkb:Padre_Island
gptkb:U.S._Endangered_Species_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6