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- Title
New records of Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Testudines, Cheloniidae) provide evidence that Uruguayan waters are the southernmost limit of distribution for the species in the western Atlantic Ocean.
- Authors
González-Paredes, Daniel; Vélez-Rubio, Gabriela; Hahn, Anelise Torres; Caraccio, María Noel; Estrades, Andrés
- Abstract
We report 8 new records of Lepidochelys olivacea marine turtle in the Uruguayan waters, indicating this area as the southernmost limit of distribution for this species in the western Atlantic Ocean. In addition, 1 specimen was subjected to genetic analysis, revealing its population origin in the western Atlantic nesting colonies (Surinam, French Guiana, and Brazil). This report represents an update of the distribution of L. olivacea in the southwestern Atlantic and provides insight into the morphological and genetic characterization of the species at temperate waters.
- Subjects
OLIVE ridley turtle; ESCHSCHOLZIA
- Publication
Check List, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 6, p863
- ISSN
1809-127X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15560/13.6.863