Molecular Identification and Novel Mitochondrial COI Gene Haplotypes of Nesting Kemp’s Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in Rancho Nuevo Sanctuary, Mexico

Camacho-Sánchez, Fatima Yedith; Narváez-Zapata, José Alberto; Acosta-Sánchez, Héctor Hugo; López-Hernández, Martha; Luzuriaga-Neira, Agusto; Rodríguez‐González, Hervey; Aguirre, A. Alonso; Reyes‐López, Miguel Ángel

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“…Based on the results of morphological identification, we report that one turtle found in Rauki Village, Supnin Sub-district, Raja Ampat District was L. kempii turtle, which did not exist in Indonesia, with its primary habitat in Mexico and this turtle was still in the same genus as the Olive ridley turtle. Mexico is home to critical nesting and foraging habitat for six of the seven sea turtle species recognized worldwide, including the Leatherback, Green, Hawksbill, Loggerheads, Olive ridley, and Kemp's Ridley turtles (Camacho-Sánchez et al 2022). Kemp's Ridley is the smallest sea turtle and is an endemic species to the Gulf of Mexico (Reyes-López et al 2021).…”

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The first occurrence of Kemp’s Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

WIDAYSARI,

NUGROHO,

ARAFAT

et al. 2023

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Widaysari F, Nugroho A, Arafat G, Sunoko R, Wahyudin RA, Sayuti M, Bakkula E, Ballamu F. 2023. The first occurrence of Kemp’s Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 4934-4942. Territory Indonesian waters are one of the waters in Southeast Asia that have been a turtle habitat; six of the seven types of turtles live in these waters, and Kemp ridley's turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the seventh reported to have recently emerged. The research objectives of the study were to identify the area location emergence of Kemp’s Ridley turtle, determine morphology, and release Kemp’s Ridley turtle. Location identification was based on the Raja Ampat District Central Statistics Agency data. Visual identification of turtles proceeds by looking at their morphology, namely carapace shape, number of vertebral and costal scutes, the form of the plastron, number of inframarginal scutes, and appearance of head shape juxtaposed on External Morphology. The water area where Kemp’s Ridley turtle was found had a constant temperature, moderate wind speed, high humidity, and rainfall. The results of identifying the turtle morphology matched Kemp’s Ridley turtle. After outreach to the community, Kemp’s Ridley turtles were released into nature. The first appearance of the Kemp’s Ridley turtle in Indonesia is undoubtedly an exciting study material for further study regarding the migration map, distribution, and other factors that cause changes in its migration.

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