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Hawksbill SeaTurtle

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sharks Cove Hawaii

Species ID Suggestions

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Comments (3)
SargonR
It is most definitely a Green Sea Turtle in the first picture, not a Hawksbill. Among other things, one way you can tell is from the prefrontal scutes, or the scales between the eyes. Green Sea Turtles have one pair (as in your picture) while the Hawksbill has two pairs. http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/turtles/turtles.htm
thomas.j.manes
Ok, I did my research around my office at Fish and wildlife. Its a Hawksbill. See new photos of a Hawksbill on record at FWS pacific.
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PublishedJune 16, 2013

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