Check List 13(6): 863-869, doi: 10.15560/13.6.863
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
expand article infoDaniel González-Paredes‡§, Gabriela Vélez-Rubio§|, Anelise Torres Hahn, María Noel Caraccio§, Andrés Estrades§
‡ Hombre y Territorio Association, Seville, Spain§ Karumbé NGO, Montevideo, Uruguay| University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain¶ College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, New York, United States of America

Corresponding author: Daniel González-Paredes ( daniperilla@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Raúl Maneyro
© 2017 Daniel González-Paredes, Gabriela Vélez-Rubio, Anelise Torres Hahn, María Noel Caraccio, Andrés Estrades.
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Citation: González-Paredes D, Vélez-Rubio G, Torres Hahn A, Caraccio MN, Estrades A (2017) 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. Check List 13(6): 863-869. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.6.863
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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.
Keywords
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle; Southwestern Atlantic Ocean; genetic characterization