Lepidochelys kempii was reported from 24 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 23 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean (Malta).
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Table 1: Present in 23 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 1397
Europe Belgium BEL native 1397
North America Bermuda BMU native 1397
North America Canada CAN native 1397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 1397
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 1397
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 75170
Europe Denmark DNK native 1397
Europe France FRA native 1397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 1397
Europe Malta MLT native 1397
Africa Mauritania MRT native 1397
North America Mexico MEX native 1397
Africa Morocco MAR native 1397
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 1397
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1397
Europe Portugal PRT native 1397
Africa Senegal SEN native 1397
Europe Spain ESP native 78565
Europe UK GBR native 1397
North America USA USA native 8773
South America Venezuela VEN native 1397
Africa West Sahara ESH native 1397

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL questionable 1397

Table 4: Reported from 24 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 1397
Europe Belgium BEL native 1397
North America Bermuda BMU native 1397
North America Canada CAN native 1397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 1397
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 1397
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 75170
South America Colombia COL questionable 1397
Europe Denmark DNK native 1397
Europe France FRA native 1397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 1397
Europe Malta MLT native 1397
Africa Mauritania MRT native 1397
North America Mexico MEX native 1397
Africa Morocco MAR native 1397
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 1397
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1397
Europe Portugal PRT native 1397
Africa Senegal SEN native 1397
Europe Spain ESP native 78565
Europe UK GBR native 1397
North America USA USA native 8773
South America Venezuela VEN native 1397
Africa West Sahara ESH native 1397
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