First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)

First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)

In this work the authors describe the first case of Lepidochelys kempii stranding (Garman, 1880) happened in Italian waters (Sicily, Messina) and considered to be the fifth in the entire Mediterranean Sea. A young individual was recovered with a longline hook in its oesophageal.

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Main Authors: Gianni Insacco, Filippo Spadola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2010-07-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1588
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spelling doaj-ca6c30993fb6482bbfb297235ea2c3382020-11-24T21:27:39ZengFirenze University PressActa Herpetologica1827-96351827-96432010-07-015110.13128/Acta_Herpetol-85408228First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)Gianni Insacco0Filippo Spadola11Centro Regionale Recupero Fauna Selvatica e Tartarughe Marine - Fondo Siciliano per la Natura e Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, via Generale Girlando 2, I-97013 Comiso (RG), Italy2Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria di Messina, Dipartimento di Scienze Sperimentali e Biotecnologie Applicate, Polo Universitario SS. Annunziata I, I-98128, Messina, ItalyIn this work the authors describe the first case of Lepidochelys kempii stranding (Garman, 1880) happened in Italian waters (Sicily, Messina) and considered to be the fifth in the entire Mediterranean Sea. A young individual was recovered with a longline hook in its oesophageal.https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1588
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First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
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Filippo Spadola
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title First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
title_short First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
title_full First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
title_fullStr First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
title_full_unstemmed First record of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i> (Garman, 1880) (Cheloniidae), from the Italian waters (Mediterranean Sea)
title_sort first record of kemp’s ridley sea turtle, <i>lepidochelys kempii</i> (garman, 1880) (cheloniidae), from the italian waters (mediterranean sea)
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description In this work the authors describe the first case of Lepidochelys kempii stranding (Garman, 1880) happened in Italian waters (Sicily, Messina) and considered to be the fifth in the entire Mediterranean Sea. A young individual was recovered with a longline hook in its oesophageal.
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