Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Texas Status Endangered U.S. Status Endangered, Listed 6/02/1970 Description The hawksbill sea turtle is a small to medium sized turtle with shell lengths up to 36 inches.
Hawksbill Turtles
The hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, rarely strays north from the tropics where it lives near coral reefs. Hawksbill turtles have a distinct, hawk-like beak. Adults range in size from 0.8-1.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle PhotoThe hawksbill sea turtle lives the early part of its life in the open ocean, but then gravitates to coral reefs and shallow lagoons. It is found throughout the world's warmer waters.©R Graham ...
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
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HAWKSBILL FACTS
Description
The Hawksbill Turtle is critically endangered as it has been hunted for food, also for its attractive shell scales which are made into tortoiseshell ornaments and jewelry.
Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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The Hawksbill is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Hawksbill
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
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Sea Turtle - name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle Range
Fast Facts
Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 30 to 50 years (est.) Size: 24 to 45 in (62.5 to 114 cm) Weight: 100 to 150 lbs (45 to 68 kg) Protection status: Endangered ...
Hawksbill turtles are omnivorous with a diet that consists primarily of sponges. They are selective feeders choosing only certain species of sponges, some of which are toxic to other animals.
Reptiles; Hawksbill Turtle -Er®ochelyslmbricata, Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT® ...
Hawksbill turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
A small, tropical marine turtle with a very attractive shiny shell, often used ornamentally as 'tortoiseshell'.
Hawksbill Turtle
The sole source of commercial "tortoise shell"
Common Name: Hawksbill turtle; Tortue caret, Tortue imbriquée, Tortue à bec faucon, Tortue à écailles (Fr); Tortuga carey (Sp) ...
The Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
This is a portrait of Keoki, a Hawaiian hawksbill we've met at Honokowai. Hawaiian hawksbills, or 'ea, are extremely rare.49K JPEG ...
Hawksbill Sea Turtles are the most tropical of all sea turtles. They are found primarily in warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans from Japan to Australia and the British Isles to southern Brazil.
Two hawksbill turtles seen by others in our snorkeling group swam off before I could catch up. But the third was gracious enough to hang around on the coral reef below for quite awhile, even stopping for a while right beneath me.
Atlantic hawksbill female laying eggs.
Photo by C. Hagen
Atlantic hawksbill hatchlings emerging from nest.
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Hawksbill: (Eretmochelys imbricata)
The Hawksbill turtle is the source of the term "tortoise shell" because of the pattern of markings on its shell. The Hawksbill measures 30 to 36 inches and weighs 100 to 200 pounds.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
The Critically Endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) has been exploited for thousands of years as the sole source of... More 30 Images 10 Videos ...
Hawksbill, a small beautifully patterned turtle weighing about 50-100 kg.
Olive Ridley, weighing about 80 kg, with wide, heart-shaped shell that is olive green on top and greenish underneath.
Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata): Small- to medium-sized turtle with shield-like plates on its shell. The hawksbill turtle is the source of the term "tortoise shell" because of the pattern of markings on its shell.
Hawksbill turtles are most commonly found in hard-bottomed and reef habitats containing sponges. They also reside in shoals, lagoons of oceanic islands, and continental shelves. In general, they are found in water no deeper than sixty feet (18.3 m).
Hawksbill
The hawksbill is a small, agile turtle whose beautiful tortoise-colored shell is its greatest liability.
Hawksbill turtle, one of 5 marine turtle species found in Malaysia, which is threatened by fishing and international trade.
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The hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, leatherback, populations of green sea turtles (along Florida and the Pacific coast of Mexico), and breeding populations of olive ridleys (on the Pacific coast of Mexico) are listed as endangered.
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
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Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
Description: 30-35" (76-89 cm). Paddle-like flippers, large size and an oceanic lifestyle are characteristics of this species.
Unlike the closely-related hawksbill turtle, the green turtle's snout is very short and its beak is unhooked.
Tortoiseshell, a traditional decorative ornamental material used in Japan and China, is derived from the carapace scutes of the hawksbill turtle. The use of marine turtle shells for decorative purposes is by no means limited to the orient.
of sea turtle today including the flatback sea turtle which is native to Australia; the green sea turtle which is found all over the world but there are larger populations of the green sea turtle in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; the hawksbill ...
Hawksbill turtles feed mostly on sponges while Kemp's ridley sea turtle eat crabs and other crustaceans. Leatherbacks, the largest sea turtle, feed primarily on jellyfish.
Seaturtle, Green (Chelonia mydas)
Seaturtle, Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricate)
Seaturtle, Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
Seaturtle, Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Seaturtle, Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) ...
Chelonia mydas or green turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata or hawksbill turtle
Natator depressus or flatback Turtle
Caretta caretta or Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii or Kemp's Ridley turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea or Olive Ridley turtle ...
Most other species are smaller, being two to four feet in length (0.5 to 1 m) and proportionally less wide. There are seven types of sea turtles: Kemp's Ridley, Flatback, Green, Olive Ridley, Leatherback, Loggerhead, and Hawksbill.
 See also: Turtle, Shell, Sea Turtle, Ridley, Hawksbill turtle
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