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Hawksbill sea turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

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Field Notes

Description:

Few things distinguish hawksbill sea turtle from othr species. First is a beak-like mouth. Hawksbill's flippers has two claws. Other of the hawksbill's distinguishing characteristics is the pattern of scutes on its carapace.

Habitat:

Tropical waters of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.

Notes:

Critically endangered

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Comments (1)
SargonR
Nice one! I saw hundreds of turtles when I was living in Hawaii, but every last one was a Green Sea Turtle. Love seeing the Hawksbills!

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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Hawksbills - Worldwide Distribution Map
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2016 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedMarch 5, 2016

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