Carapace Length (Curved):

36 cm

Carapace Width (Curved):

35.25 cm

Carapace Length (Straight):

34.9 cm

Carapace Width (Straight):

31.75 cm

Head Width:

8.5 cm

Preparation:

Dry

Remarks:

complete skeleton

Sex:

Sex unknown

Place:

Backbay, E of, Little Island Beach, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach (city), Virginia, United States, North America

Collection Date:

7 Nov 1979

Notes:

Beach salvage.

Record Last Modified:

25 Mar 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Testudines, Cryptodira, Cheloniidae

Published Name:

Lepidochelys kempii

Accession Number:

334740

Other Numbers:

Field Number : MT-61-79

USNM Number:

227688

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Vertebrate Zoology

Amphibians & Reptiles

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37726c6bf-841f-4cca-99e1-4e31048008f0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_6346814