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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 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.İR Graham ...

Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle Range
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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 Sea Turtle Recovery - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service resources for information on the Hawksbill sea turtle and its recovery.
Hawksbill Turtle - NOAA Fisheries
Photos: David Hall's Encounters in the Sea ...

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.

Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Endangered
Endangered ...

Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtles)
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata bissa
Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtle ...

The shaded region represents the range of the Atlantic hawksbill sea turtle in North Carolina.
Photo by S. Edwards
Atlantic hawksbill female laying eggs.
Photo by C. Hagen ...

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have only four pairs of pleural scutes on the carapace; the first pleurals do not touch the cervical scute.

See also: Hawksbill, Turtle, Sea Turtle, Reptile, Tortoise