TY - CHAP
T1 - Rediscovering Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): Molecular Analysis and Threats
AU - Reyes López, Miguel Angel
AU - Camacho-Sánchez, Fatima Yedith
AU - Ley Quiñonez, Cesar Paul
AU - Zavala Norzagaray, Alan Alfredo
AU - Alonso Aguirre, A.
AU - Zavala-Félix, Kevin A.
AU - Leal-Sepúlveda, Valeria
AU - Hart, Catherine E.
PY - 2021/3/9
Y1 - 2021/3/9
N2 - Sea turtles are reptiles that have inhabited the earth for 100 million years. These
are divided into 2 families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) and 7 species of
sea turtles in the world: the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea); hawksbill
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii); olive ridley (L.
olivacea); Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta); flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)
and green turtle (Chelonia mydas). In particular, Kemp’s ridley is included in the red
list of IUCN categorized as “critically endangered”. The most important site around
the Word is in Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Where 80–95% of the world’s
nesting is concentrated. Other nesting areas are Tepeguajes and Barra del Tordo,
in Tamaulipas, and with less intensity in Veracruz (Lechuguillas and El Raudal
beaches) and South Padre Island, Texas, USA. They deposit an average of about 90
eggs and hatching take 40 to 60 days. Therefore, they are vulnerable to different
anthropogenic activities and sources of pollution, such as heavy metals, which can
cause toxic effects that are harmful to the turtles, damage their physiology and
health. To understand the real situation about health and genetic parameters it is
necessary to analyze biochemical and molecular factors in this species.
AB - Sea turtles are reptiles that have inhabited the earth for 100 million years. These
are divided into 2 families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) and 7 species of
sea turtles in the world: the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea); hawksbill
turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii); olive ridley (L.
olivacea); Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta); flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)
and green turtle (Chelonia mydas). In particular, Kemp’s ridley is included in the red
list of IUCN categorized as “critically endangered”. The most important site around
the Word is in Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Where 80–95% of the world’s
nesting is concentrated. Other nesting areas are Tepeguajes and Barra del Tordo,
in Tamaulipas, and with less intensity in Veracruz (Lechuguillas and El Raudal
beaches) and South Padre Island, Texas, USA. They deposit an average of about 90
eggs and hatching take 40 to 60 days. Therefore, they are vulnerable to different
anthropogenic activities and sources of pollution, such as heavy metals, which can
cause toxic effects that are harmful to the turtles, damage their physiology and
health. To understand the real situation about health and genetic parameters it is
necessary to analyze biochemical and molecular factors in this species.
U2 - 10.5772/intechopen.96655
DO - 10.5772/intechopen.96655
M3 - Capítulo
BT - Natural History and Ecology of Mexico and Central America
ER -