Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz 1829
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Alternative combination: Chelonia olivacea
Synonyms: Caretta remivaga Hay 1908, Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873, Chelonia dussumierii Dumeril and Bibron 1835, Thalassochelys controversa Philippi 1899, Thalassochelys tarapacona Philippi 1887
Belongs to Lepidochelys according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Mrososky and Pritchard 1971 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Caouana ruppellii, Chelonia dubia, Chelonia polyaspis, Lepidochelys kempii, Testudo bomarii
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepidochelys olivacea in the database
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