Possible hybridization between east pacific green chelonia mydas and olive ridley lepidochelys olivacea sea turtles in northwest Mexico

Catherine E. Hart, Cesar P. Ley-Quñonez, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Luis Javier Plata-Rosas, Israel Llamas-Gonzalez, Delia Karen E. Oceguera-Camacho, Alan A. Zavala-Norzagaray

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Abstract

Photographic records of sea turtle neonates and embryos which show characteristics of both East Pacific Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Olive Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are presented. These turtles were produced from nests laid by Olive Ridley females in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, and Baja California Sur. Their discovery further suggests the occurrence of hybridization between these two species, and potential implications for conservation are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)174-180
Number of pages7
JournalAmphibian and Reptile Conservation
Volume13
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Black sea turtle
  • Conservation
  • Gulf of California
  • Hybrid
  • Morphology
  • Testudines

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