Key Vocabulary
Arribada - the synchronized, large-scale nesting of some species of sea turtle (such as the Kemp’s ridley and olive ridley)
Scute - a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle
Lateral - of or relating to the side
Carapace - a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle
Species - a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name