Olive ridley turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

TOTAL LENGTH Up to 1 m / 3 ft COLOUR Olive/grey

FEATURES Shell width equal to or greater than shell length (highly domed shell); six to nine costal (side) plates (see on diagram)

NOTE: Loggerhead and olive ridley turtles have not yet been recorded in B.C. waters but have been seen in Washington and Alaska.