: In 1880, it was formally named Lepidochelys kempii after Richard Kemp, who sent the first specimens to Harvard for study.
In different cultural contexts, "turtle" and "bastard" combined take on more derogatory meanings: bastard turtle
: For a long time, no one could find where these turtles nested, which fueled the theory that they were sterile hybrids that didn't reproduce. : In 1880, it was formally named Lepidochelys