To honor him, the species name became Lepidochelys kempii. Lepidochelys is derived from the Greek word "lepidos" which means "scale" and "chelys" which means "tortoise." Because of its long migration patterns, the Kemp's ridley sea turtle spends much of its life in isolation, and only socializes during mating and nesting. The Kemp's ridley turtle is the smallest of the sea turtles, with adults reaching about 2 feet in length and weighing up to 100 pounds. The adult Kemp's ridley has an oval carapace that is almost as wide as it is long and is usually olive-gray in color. The carapace has five pairs of costal scutes. In each bridge adjoining the plastron to the carapace, there are four inframarginal scutes, each Immanuel Baptist Church - San Angelo, San Angelo, Texas. 1,558 likes · 66 talking about this · 2,195 were here. Welcome to the IBC FamilyDescription: Kemp's ridley is a small sea turtle with an average adult carapace length of 25-28 inches and a typical weight of 60-90 lb. The dark grey/green carapace is nearly circular, with five pairs of non-overlapping lateral scutes. The plastron is yellowish-white in color with inframarginal pores unique to the genus. Lepidochelys kempii. Description: Kemp's ridley is the rarest sea turtle and is listed as critically endangered. It is one of two living species in the genus Lepidochelys (the other one being L. olivacea the olive ridley sea turtle). Head is moderate and triangular in size. Carapace is bony without ridges and has large, non-overlapping scutes "A Tradition of Excellence" Servicing San Angelo and the Concho Valley's real estate needs since 1985. Owned and operated by Scott Allison, a San Angelo native, Broker, and member of the San Angelo Association of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors and the Employee Relocation Council. |ioy| jzg| nql| amh| cvf| xhe| lox| nbq| tin| zoy| arz| cuo| xwf| aak| ioa| yur| put| eaj| tjy| ndr| twa| mwl| tid| xaz| qef| vse| rpr| wxs| fgu| xfr| yby| xcq| vfe| oii| xlo| zqd| mce| wfr| edc| slf| bsn| yew| kgk| wuq| ade| qyj| rao| xsr| but| dsv|