The Olive Ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschsholtz, 1829)

Family CHELONIIDAE

IUCN status: Vulnerable (A2bd ver 3.1)

Recorded so far in Indian waters: Coastal areas of Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, South Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Andaman Islands, Gulf of Mannar and Lakshadweep Islands.

Registration Number and collection localities: 23972 - Chandbali sea coast, Balasore, Orissa; 23982 - Konarak sea coast, Puri, Orissa; 24134 - Digha, West Bengal; 24536 - North Andaman; 24713, Visakhapatnam sea shore - 24972; 13567 to 13569 - Trivandrum beach, Kerala ; 895 (36c A.S.B.) - Bay of Bengal; 23785 - Mandapam.