Ridley sea turtle

genus of marine turtles
Taxon taxon Q810578
Ridley sea turtle
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Ridley sea turtle

Summary

Ridley sea turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ridley sea turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ridley sea turtle is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ridley sea turtle is classified within Cheloniidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ridley sea turtle is Lepidochelys[6].
  • Ridley sea turtle's Commons category is recorded as Lepidochelys[7].
  • Ridley sea turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lepidochelys[8].
  • Ridley sea turtle's taxon author citation is recorded as Fitzinger, 1843[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ridley sea turtle is Lepidochelys[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cheloniidae[5].

Identifiers

Ridley sea turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39669[10]. Ridley sea turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8471[11]. Ridley sea turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442152[12]. Ridley sea turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173838[13].

Why It Matters

Ridley sea turtle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cheloniidae
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