First record of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829), in the Azores Islands, northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Testudines, Cheloniidae)

Barcelos, Luis M. D.; Michielsen, Gerbrand; Sérgio, Bruno; Oliveira, Suzi; Barreiros, João P.

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While on their way northwestwards to D. João de Castro Bank in the Portuguese Azores Islands for diving and birdwatching on 9 October 2020, occupants of a rib boat from the Best Spot Azores Dive Center (São Miguel Island, Azores), spotted a sea turtle with a bird on top of its carapace, at a position halfway between Ponta dos Mosteiros on São Miguel Island and the bank (37.9676°N, 26.1671°W; Fig. 1). The bird was identified as a Common Tern (Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758) and photos were taken. […].

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Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) Tartaruga Marinha Marine Turtles Azores

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Barcelos, L.M.D., Michielsen, G., Sergio, B., Oliveira, S. & Barreiros, J.P. (2021). First record of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829), in the Azores Islands, northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Testudines, Cheloniidae). "Herpetology Notes", 14, 371-373.