Where does the Olive Ridley live?
Lepidochelys olivacea has 23,532 records in 88 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 23,532 records
- 88 places
- 83 years recorded
- Testudines class
AnimaliaChordataTestudinesCheloniidaeLepidochelys
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5,904 | |
| Mexico | 3,667 | |
| Ecuador | 2,970 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,666 | |
| Indonesia | 1,469 | |
| Cameroon | 1,230 | |
| Benin | 622 | |
| Togo | 475 | |
| India | 467 | |
| Ghana | 454 | |
| United States | 410 | |
| Guatemala | 303 | |
| El Salvador | 265 | |
| Colombia | 253 | |
| Nicaragua | 238 | |
| Panama | 200 | |
| Timor-Leste | 198 | |
| Chile | 177 | |
| Sri Lanka | 153 | |
| Angola | 128 | |
| Brazil | 102 | |
| French Guiana | 77 | |
| Maldives | 74 | |
| Gabon | 55 | |
| Marshall Islands | 39 | |
| France | 38 | |
| Oman | 37 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 35 | |
| Myanmar | 26 | |
| Bangladesh | 22 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 22 | |
| Congo | 21 | |
| Peru | 21 | |
| Philippines | 21 | |
| Suriname | 18 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |
| New Zealand | 13 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 11 | |
| Honduras | 10 | |
| Malaysia | 9 |
Showing the top 40 of 88 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Cheloniidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.